Alain de Botton was born in Zurich, Switzerland in 1969 and now lives in London.
He is a writer of essayistic books, which refer both to his own experiences and ideas- and those of artists, philosophers and thinkers. It's a style of writing that has been termed a 'philosophy of everyday life.'
(extracted from Alaindebotton.com)
The starting point of How Proust can change your Life is that a great novel can be nothing less than life-transforming. This is an unusual claim: our education system, while stressing that novels are highly worthwhile, rarely investigates why this is so. How Proust can change your Life takes Marcel Proust’s In Search of Lost Time as the basis for a sustained investigation into the power and significance of literature. Proust’s novel, almost a byword for obscurity and irrelevance, emerges as an invaluable source of insight into the workings of love, society, art and the meaning of existence.
The book reveals Proust’s thoughts on how to revive a relationship, choose a good doctor, enjoy a holiday, make friends and respond to insult. A vivid portrait of the eccentric yet deeply sympathetic author is built up out of extracts from his letters, essays and fiction and is combined with a commentary on the power of literature to change our lives. A self-help book like few others.(extracted from Alaindebotton.com)
發表於2025-04-23
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評分此書不好地方就是標題,不如把原有標題翻譯過來用,硬與逝水年華扯上關係著實不是高明的舉動。再說好的地方:其一,對於想讀逝水年華的人,此書是很好的開胃菜或者試金石,看過普魯斯特其人,再考慮要不要花大時間、大精力去閱讀與體味逝水年華,比起盲目拿來讀會好得多;其二...
圖書標籤: Alain_De_Botton 阿蘭·德波頓 AlainDeBotton 哲學 英國 英文散文 英國文學 外國文學
The path from depression and self-loathing to cheerful defiance suggests a gradual recognition that one person's achievements did not have to invalidate another's, that there would always be something left to do even if it momentarily appeared otherwise.
評分章節水準參差不齊,有的蠻有共鳴,有的部分比較牽強。三星半。
評分The path from depression and self-loathing to cheerful defiance suggests a gradual recognition that one person's achievements did not have to invalidate another's, that there would always be something left to do even if it momentarily appeared otherwise.
評分被波頓萌損下的普羅斯特在我心中就一個更多愁善感的Sheldon LOL 我從你身上學到不少呢~
評分一直以來對德波頓不感冒,但是這本書作為《追憶》的“讀後感”來看的話,有他有意思的地方。不僅僅因為提供瞭一些可作談資的普魯斯特的八卦,而且也分享瞭一些讀書及其他觀念的角度問題。書的最後講到不要讓一本好書禁錮你,讓你變得沉默,這其實也是我經常會遇到的睏惑。
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