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How to Live

Or A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer

Sarah Bakewell

Discover the timeless wisdom of Michel de Montaigne in this National Book Critics Circle Award-winning biography. Explore his free-form reflections on life, love, and everything in between, and discover why he's considered the first truly modern individual. Perfect for anyone searching for companionship, entertainment, and philosophical insights.
Publish Date
2010-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
2010-02-16T00:00:00.000Z
Goodreads Rating
4.01
ISBN
9781590514832
Recommendations
5
Recommendations
2017-11-22T00:00:00.000Z
Sarah Bakewell’s “How to Live,” on the life and work of Montaigne, is a book I love. I stole a tattoo design from it.      source
2018-07-06T04:01:34.000Z
How to Live: A Life of Montaigne in One Question and Twenty Attempts at an Answer by @Sarah_Bakewell -- "How to get along with people, how to deal with violence, how to adjust to losing someone you love—All versions of a bigger question: How do you live?"      source
A series of essays about Montaigne, who invented the essay.      source
2018-07-05T21:01:34.000Z
A great biography of the original essayist Michel de Montaigne from the 1500’s, it also explores his philosophical questions. I loved learning about Pyrrhonian Skepticism.      source
2021-07-28T06:53:37.000Z
@kkthomason I love that book and also her At The Existentialist Café! Sarah’s on Twitter @Sarah_Bakewell She talks about Montaigne in this Philosophy Bites interview: a      source