A Primer for Forgetting: Getting Past the Past

by Lewis Hyde

Book Overview

"One of our true superstars of nonfiction" (David Foster Wallace), Lewis Hyde offers a playful and inspiring defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche.

We live in a culture that prizes memory--how much we can store, the quality of what's preserved, how we might better document and retain the moments of our life while fighting off the nightmare of losing all that we have experienced...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0374237212
• ISBN13: 9780374237219
• Release Date: June 2019
• Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
• Length: 384 Pages
• Weight: 1.14 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 5.4" x 8.2"