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Item Details
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LIVING, THINKING, LOOKING
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| By: |
Siri Hustvedt |
| Format: |
Paperback |
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£9.99 |
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| ISBN 10: |
1444732641 |
| ISBN 13: |
9781444732641 |
| Publisher: |
HODDER & STOUGHTON GENERAL DIVISION |
| Pub. date: |
1 June, 2012 |
| Pages: |
400 |
| Description: |
A dazzling collection of essays by the bestselling author of What I Loved - thought-provoking, engaging, illuminating reflections on what it means to be human. |
| Synopsis: |
From the internationally bestselling author of What I Loved and The Summer Without Men, a dazzling collection of essays written with Siri Hustvedt's customary intelligence, wit and ability to convey complex ideas in a clear and lively way.Divided into three sections - Living, which draws on Siri's own life; Thinking, on memory, emotion and the imagination; and Looking, on art and artists - the essays range across the humanities and science as Siri explores how we see, remember, feel and interact with others, what it means to sleep, dream and speak, and what we mean by 'self'. The combination offers a profound and fascinating insight into ourselves as thinking, feeling beings. |
| Publication: |
UK |
| Imprint: |
Sceptre |
| Returns: |
Returnable |
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