In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was bowled over by it and he hunted down a copy of

In the Presence of Schopenhauer (Houellebecq Michel)(Pevná vazba)

The work of Michel Houellebecq - one of the most widely read and controversial novelists of our time - is marked by the thought of Schopenhauer. When Houellebecq came across a copy of Schopenhauer's Aphorisms in a library in his mid-twenties, he was bowled over by it and he hunted down a copy of

Whatever (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback)

Houellebecq captures precisely the cynical disillusionment of disaffected youth.--BooklistThis boy needs serious therapy. He may be beyond help.--The Washington PostJust thirty, with a well-paid job, depression and no love life, the narrator and anti-hero par excellence of this grim, funny, and

Serotonin (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback / softback)

LONGLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE 2020A powerful criticism of modern life by one of the most provocative and prophetic writers of our ageFlorent-Claude Labrouste is dying of sadness. Despised by his girlfriend and on the brink of career failure, his last hope for relief comes in the

Anti-Matter: Michel Houellebecq and Depressive Realism (Jeffery Ben)(Paperback)

Michel Houellebecq, author of five novels including 'Atomised' and 'Platform', has become possibly the world's most famous literary pessimist. Beginning with Houellebecq's novels, this book explores the concept of 'depressive realism' in literature and philosophy - the proposition that the facts of

Schopenhauer: Parerga and Paralipomena (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

With the publication of Parerga and Paralipomena in 1851, there finally came some measure of the fame that Schopenhauer thought was his due. Described by Schopenhauer himself as 'incomparably more popular than everything up till now', Parerga is a miscellany of essays addressing themes that

In the Presence of Absence (Darwish Mahmoud)(Paperback)

Winner of the 2012 National Translation Award 'What Sinan [Antoon] has done with In the Presence of Absence is a kind of miraculous work of dedication and love. Reading this volume is sheer enjoyment and sublimity.' --Saadi Yousef 'There are two maps of Palestine that politicians will never

Platform (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback / softback)

Michel quits his job, and tries to help Valerie and her boss, Jean-Yves, in their ailing travel business, by offering travel packages based on sex tourism in the third world. When their project comes to fruition and the three return to Thailand, Michel discovers that sex is neither the most

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback / softback)

Schopenhauer's perception of the importance of art, morality and self awareness in a blind struggle against a Godless, meaningless world radically transformed our understanding of the individual and remains a searing vision of the human

Serotonin (anglicky) - Michel Houellebecq

THE MOST IMPORTANT FRENCH BOOK OF THE YEAR___________________'One cannot be said to be keeping abreast of contemporary literature without reading Houellebecq's work.' Karl Ove Knausgaard, New York TimesDissatisfied and discontent, Florent-Claude Labrouste begrudgingly works as an engineer for the

Miriam - A month in the presence of God's prophet (Pointer Pam)(Paperback / softback)

Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible: From Kant to Schopenhauer (Polka Brayton)(Paperback)

Rethinking Philosophy in Light of the Bible analyzes the ideas that are central to the philosophy of Kant, Hegel, and Kierkegaard in order to show that they are biblical in origin, both ontologically and historically. Brayton Polka argues that Schopenhauer has an altogether false conception of the

Atomised (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback / softback)

Half-brothers Michel and Bruno have a mother in common but little else. Michel is a molecular biologist, and a man with no erotic life to speak of. Bruno, by contrast, is a libertine, his endless lust is all too rarely reciprocated. This novel tells the stories of the two brothers

Map and the Territory (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback / softback)

But, his boiler is still broken, his ailing father flirts with oblivion and, worst of all, he is contacted by an inspector requiring his help in solving an unspeakable, atrocious and gruesome crime, involving none other than celebrated novelist Michel Houellebecq... Shortlisted for the IMPAC

Pocket Book of Angels - The Power of a Protective Presence in Your Life (Moreland Anne)(Paperback / softback)

Psychedelics - Vintage Minis (Huxley Aldous)(Paperback / softback)

Could drugs offer a new way of seeing the world? In 1953, in the presence of an investigator, Aldous Huxley took four-tenths of a gramme of mescalin, sat down and waited to see what would happen. When he opened his eyes everything, from the flowers in a vase to the creases in his trousers, was

In His Presence: The Secret of Prayer (Kenyon E. W.)(Paperback)

Here, at last, is a real solution to the prayer problem In His Presence by E. W. Kenyon is not about who others were and what they did in prayer, but about who we are and what we can do in prayer. It lifts the curtain to the Holy of Holies and reveals our ability to enter in and stand before the

History of the Jews in Quebec (Anctil Pierre)(Paperback)

The presence of Jews in Quebec dates back four centuries. Quebec Jewry, in Montreal in particular, has evolved over time, thanks to successive waves of migration from different regions of the world. The Jews of Quebec belong to a unique society in North America, which they have worked to fashion

Submission (Houellebecq Michel)(Paperback / softback)

As the 2022 French Presidential election looms, two candidates emerge as favourites: Marine Le Pen of the Front National, and the charismatic Muhammed Ben Abbes of the growing Muslim Fraternity. Forming a controversial alliance with the political left to block the Front National’s alarming

Schopenhauer: A Very Short Introduction (Janaway Christopher)(Paperback)

Schopenhauer is considered to be the most readable of German philosophers. This book gives a succinct explanation of his metaphysical system, concentrating on the original aspects of his thought, which inspired many artists and thinkers including Nietzsche, Wagner, Freud, and Wittgenstein

In the Presence of Evil (Bayard Tania)(Paperback)

Introducing scribe sleuth Christine de Pizan in the first of an intriguing new historical mystery series set in 14th Century France Paris, 1393. Recent widow Christine de Pizan became a scribe to support her family, but when she is called to the palace to work, she dreads going. There, everyone

Schopenhauer and the Wild Years of Philosophy (Safranski Rudiger)(Paperback)

This richly detailed biography of a key figure in nineteenth-century philosophy pays equal attention to the life and to the work of Arthur Schopenhauer. Rudiger Safranski places this visionary skeptic in the context of his philosophical predecessors and contemporaries Kant, Fichte, Schelling,

On the Suffering of the World (Schopenhauer Arthur)(Paperback)

On the Suffering of the World is a collection of the later aphoristic writings of Arthur Schopenhauer, known for their incisive, aphoristic style and dark, pessimistic view of human existence. Edited and with an introduction by Eugene Thacker, On the Suffering of the World comprises a core

The Death of a Mafia Don (Giuttari Michele)(Paperback)

A bomb explodes in the centre of Florence, hitting the car of Chief Superintendent Michele Ferrara of the elite Squadra Mobile. The attack rocks the ancient city to its foundations. Ferrara was clearly the target - and he did, after all, just controversially imprison notorious Mafia boss Salvatore