Montaigne in Barn Boots: An Amateur Ambles Through Philosophy

by Michael Perry

Book Overview

The beloved memoirist and bestselling author of Population: 485 reflects on the lessons he's learned from his unlikely alter ego, French Renaissance philosopher Michel de Montaigne.

The journey began on a gurney, writes Michael Perry, describing the debilitating kidney stone that led him to discover the essays of Michel de Montaigne. Reading the philosopher in a manner he equates to chickens pecking at scraps--including those...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0062230565
• ISBN13: 9780062230560
• Release Date: November 2017
• Publisher: Harper
• Length: 240 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.8" x 8.5"