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Beschreibung
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.
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.
Über den Autor

David Shields is the author of nine other books, including Reality Hunger and Black Planet, a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award. His work has been translated into a dozen languages.

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Details
Erscheinungsjahr: 2011
Genre: Importe
Rubrik: Ratgeber
Thema: Lebensführung allgemein
Medium: Taschenbuch
ISBN-13: 9780141049496
ISBN-10: 0141049499
Sprache: Englisch
Einband: Kartoniert / Broschiert
Autor: Shields, David
Hersteller: Penguin
Verantwortliche Person für die EU: Libri GmbH, Europaallee 1, D-36244 Bad Hersfeld, gpsr@libri.de
Maße: 198 x 129 x 15 mm
Von/Mit: David Shields
Erscheinungsdatum: 03.03.2011
Gewicht: 0,311 kg
Artikel-ID: 134462582

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