- sixteenth century France, religious strife, philosophy, Michel de Montaigne
How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love -- such questions arise in most people's lives. They are all versions of a bigger question: How do you live?
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Contemplative, character-led, earnest and classical in form.
- contemplativerelentless
- character-ledplot-driven
- earnestironic
- classical in formformally daring
- unpretentiousprestige
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About the book
- Author
- Sarah Bakewell
- First published
- 2010
- Pages
- 389
- Publisher
- Other Press
- Editions
- 1
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781590514252
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