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.
Manufacturer
- Publisher
- Penguin
- Language
- English
- Subtitle
- -
- Cover
- Soft
- Number of Pages
- 256
- Release Date
- 01/03/2011
- Publication Date
- 2011
- Dimensions
- 12.9x19.8 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780141049496
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