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Mesmerized and somewhat unnerved by his 97-year-old father's vitality and optimism, David Shields undertakes an original investigation of our flesh-and-blood existence, our mortal being.Weaving together personal anecdote, biological fact, philosophical doubt, cultural criticism, and the wisdom of an eclectic range of writers and thinkers--from Lucretius to Woody Allen--Shields expertly renders both a hilarious family portrait and a truly resonant meditation on mortality.The Thing About Life provokes us to contemplate the brevity and radiance of our own sojourn on earth and challenges us to rearrange our thinking in crucial and unexpected ways.From the Trade Paperback edition.

Author

David Shields

Publisher

cj5_2202

Published

2008

Language

EN

ISBN

9781283998758

Subjects

Memoir, Family & Relationships, Medical

Rating

2 / 5 (1 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-24