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The Idler's Companion: An Anthology of Lazy Literature [Hardcover]

Tom Hodgkinson (Editor), Matthew De Abaitua (Editor)

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Book Description

Publication Date: September 1997

More than 50 authors celebrate the independent spirit struggling against the drudgery of the work ethic. The essays, poetry and fiction excerpts in this anthology are filled with convincing arguments for reclaiming our days from the monotony of the working world. These persuasive voices prove that although Idlers reject conventional labor, their time is well spent.

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Almost everyone has contemplated escaping the monotony of work. Thanks to Hodgkinson and De Abaitua, editors of the Idler magazine, we can now share others' lazy contemplations. Sometimes humorous, sometimes thought-provoking, this anthology of essays, poetry, and fiction extolls the virtues of the life of idleness. It is divided into four sections by type of idler: courtier, monk, unemployed, and epicurean. The eloquently lazy contributors range from Samuel Johnson and Michel de Montaigne to Bertrand Russell, Friedrich Nietzsche, Henry David Thoreau (who argues forcefully against a life of excessive labor), and G.K. Chesterton, who muses on lying in bed and having a pencil long enough to write on the ceiling. This little volume is sure to provide a few pleasurable hours of intense intellectual idleness. Recommended for all public libraries.?Ronald Ray Ratliff, Chapman H.S. Lib., Kan.
Copyright 1997 Reed Business Information, Inc.

Product Details

Hardcover: 215 pages
Publisher: Ecco Pr; 1st Ecco ed edition (September 1997)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0880015497
ISBN-13: 978-0880015493
Product Dimensions: 7.4 x 5.2 x 1.2 inches
Shipping Weight: 11.2 ounces
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,262,648 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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