Houellebecq, Michel
In the Presence of Schopenhauer
- ISBN 13:
- 9781509543250
- author:
- Houellebecq, Michel
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Polity Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2020
- Pages:
- 100
- Dimensions:
- 21.6 x 13.8 x 1.5 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Fiction & Literature, Literary Criticsm, General,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
In the Presence of Schopenhauer is a unique and fascinating work that explores the profound influence of the philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer on one of France's most renowned living writers. In the 1990s, the author was deeply affected by Schopenhauer's ideas, which he encountered for the first time in a library. This encounter had a lasting impact on his writing, and he went on to translate and comment on Schopenhauer's work, a project that remained unpublished until 2017.
Now available in English for the first time, this book offers a rare insight into the relationship between a novelist and a philosopher, and the enduring power of Schopenhauer's philosophy to shape the work of a major literary figure.
First published in 2017, In the Presence of Schopenhauer is a thought-provoking exploration of the intersection of philosophy and literature, and a testament to the enduring influence of Schopenhauer's ideas on contemporary thought.
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