The romantic movement : sex, shopping, and the novel
De Botton, Alain1996
Book
Alain de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from the first meeting to breaking up, intercut with musings on the nature of art and love. The relationship between Alice, an advertising executive, and Eric, a banker, is examined at every stage, supplemented by quizzes and line drawings by the author and commentary by a chorus of great philosophers, from Descartes to Plato to Aretha Franklin.
Main title:
The romantic movement : sex, shopping, and the novel / Alain de Botton.
Author:
De Botton, Alain, author
Edition:
First Picador USA paperback edition.
Imprint:
New York : Picador USA, 1996.
Collation:
326 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
ISBN:
03121440329780312144036 (paperback)
Dewey class:
823.914
Language:
English
BRN:
452950
| Location | Collection | Call number | Status/Desc |
|---|---|---|---|
| Kathleen Syme Carlton | Fiction | DEBO | Available |