How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
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- Synopsis
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If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published every year, what are we supposed to do in those awkward social situations in which we're forced to talk about books we haven't read?
In this delightfully witty, provocative book, a huge hit in France that has drawn huge attention from critics around the world, literature professor and psychoanalyst Bayard argues that it's actually more important to know a book's role in our collective library than its details.
Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, and even the movie Groundhog Day, he describes the many varieties of "non-reading" and the horribly sticky social situations that might confront us and then offers his advice on what to do.
Practical, funny, and thought-provoking. This book is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them.
- Copyright:
- 2007
Book Details
- Book Quality:
- Excellent
- Book Size:
- 208 Pages
- ISBN-13:
- 9781596914698
- Publisher:
- Bloomsbury Publishing
- Date of Addition:
- 03/22/23
- Copyrighted By:
- Jeffrey Mehlman
- Adult content:
- No
- Language:
- English
- Has Image Descriptions:
- No
- Categories:
- Nonfiction, Literature and Fiction, Language Arts
- Submitted By:
- Worth Trust
- Proofread By:
- Worth Trust
- Usage Restrictions:
- This is a copyrighted book.
- Translator:
- Jeffrey Mehlman