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Malice that cannot speak its name, cold-blooded but secret hostility, impotent desire, hidden rancor and spite--all cluster at the center of envy. Envy clouds thought, writes Joseph Epstein, clobbers generosity, precludes any hope of serenity, and ends in shriveling the heart. Of the seven deadly sins, he concludes, only envy is no fun at all. Writing in a conversational, erudite, self-deprecating style that wears its learning lightly, Epstein takes us on a stimulating tour of the many faces of

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Author

Joseph Epstein

Publisher

New York Public Library ; Oxford University Press

Published

2003

Language

EN

ISBN

9780195312041

Category

philosophy

Subjects

Humor, Psychology, Fiction

Rating

4.2 / 5 (64 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14