- Title:
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The Romantic Movement: Sex, Shoppping, and the Novel (MP3)
- Written by:
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Alain de Botton
- Read by:
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Nicholas Bell
- Format:
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Unabridged MP3 CD Audio Book
- Number of CDs:
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1
- Duration:
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9 hours 22 minutes
- MP3 size:
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409 MB
- Published:
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May 01 2013
- Available Date:
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May 28 2013
- Age Category:
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Adult
- ISBN:
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9781743153888
- Genres:
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Fiction; General Fiction; Romance
- Publisher:
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Bolinda audio
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Price
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"The Romantic Movement sheds light on the nature of relationships . . . The method of telling much and showing little produces a good deal of wit, cogency, and humor."
The New Yorker
Using drawings, quizzes and quotes from famous philosophers, de Botton presents a postmodern look at the ups and downs of a love affair.
In The Romantic Movement, Alain de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from first meeting to breaking up, intercut with musings on the nature of art of 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. The Romantic Movement will charm readers and lovers alike with wit, insight, and intelligence.
"A reader gets whiffs of Donald Barthelme, Julian Barnes, Woody Allen, the films of Eric Rohmer . . . Mr. de Botton borrows exuberantly, and well, from his forebears . . . therein lies the buoyant charm of the approach."
New York Times Book Review