How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read

Name: How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read
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ISBN: 9781596914698

ISBN-10: 1596914696

ISBN-13: 9781596914698

Edition: 2007

Authors: Pierre Bayard, Jeffrey Mehlman

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The runaway French bestseller hailed by theNew York Timesas “a survivor’s guide to life in the chattering classes.” nbsp; If civilized people are expected to have read all important works of literature, and thousands more books are published every year, what are we supposed to do in those awkward social situations in which 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 around the world, literature professor and psychoanalyst Pierre Bayard argues that it’s actually more important to know a book’s role in our collective library than its details. Using examples from such writers as…

Book details

List price: $19.95
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Bloomsbury USA
Publication date: 10/30/2007
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 208
Size: 7.00" wide x 6.25" long x 0.75" tall
Weight: 0.682
Language: English



List of Abbreviations


Preface


Ways of Not Reading



Books You Don't Know



Books You Have Skimmed



Books You Have Heard Of



Books You Have Forgotten


Literary Confrontations



Encounters in Society



Encounters with Professors



Encounters with the Writer



Encounters with Someone You Love


Ways of Behaving



Not Being Ashamed



Imposing Your Ideas



Inventing Books



Speaking About Yourself


Epilogue