Truisms

by Alexander Theroux

Book Overview

A unique work in Theroux's canon, Truisms distills a lifetime of observation and reading into thousands of rhyming quatrains, a Rubaiyat for our times. It is a compendium of universal truths, witty aphorisms, personal opinions, wise maxims, sardonic insults, cranky complaints, abrupt advice, and believe-it-or-not factoids that only he could assemble. Beginning with a well-informed history of apothegms and epigrams, Theroux states, "A truism provides...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: B0BRJVB944
• ISBN13: 9798218049546
• Release Date: January 2023
• Publisher: Tough Poets Press
• Length: 656 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.8" x 8.3"