The thing about life is that one day you'll be dead

• Date de parution : 16/02/2011
• Editeur : Adult Pbs
• EAN : 9780141049496
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• Support : Papier

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• Thème : Littérature Anglo-Saxonne
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Mesmerized and somewhat unnerved by his 97-year-old father's vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an original investigation of our flesh-and-blood existence, our mortal being.

Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the... Voir plus

Mesmerized and somewhat unnerved by his 97-year-old father's vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an original investigation of our flesh-and-blood existence, our mortal being.

Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers - from Lucretius to Woody Allen - Shields expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.



'Shields is a sharp-eyed, self-deprecating, at times hilarious writer' Wall Street Journal