| Search our Store: |
| HomeShop by Genre...Writing GiftsBooksClassic Literature |
How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read |
|
| “So you’ve read Ulysses, right?” “Oh… uh, yah, totally.” Have you ever been in this situation? Well here’s the life-saver: How To Talk About Books You Haven’t Read. From the jacket: If cultured people are expected to have read all the significant works of literature, what are we supposed to do in those inevitable social situations where 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 attention from critics and readers around the world, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that not having read a book need not be an impediment to having an interesting conversation. (In fact, he says, in certain situations reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Using examples from such writers as Graham Greene, Oscar Wilde, Montaigne, and Umberto Eco, he described the varieties of ‘non-reading’—from books that you’ve never heard of to books that you’ve read and forgotten—and offers advice on how to turn a sticky social situation into an occasion for creative brilliance. Practical, funny, a thought-provoking, How to Talk About Books You Haven’t Read is in the end a love letter to books, offering a whole new perspective on how we read and absorb them. It’s a book for book lovers everywhere to enjoy, ponder, and argue about—and perhaps even read.” This is ingenious, and hilarious. Note: you do actually have to read this book. 8” x 5 3/8” x 1 ¾” 185 pages | ||||||||
| ||||||||
