A Life of One's Own: A Guide to Original Living Through the Work and Wisdom of Virginia Woolf
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Book Overview
the tradition of How Proust Can Change Your Life, a unique handbook for using the brilliance of Virginia Woolf to enhance everyday life One of the most admired writers of the twentieth century, Virginia Woolf is as popular now as she ever was. In this remarkable book, award-winning professor Ilana R. Simons plumbs the depths of Woolf?s words and career, drawing on them to produce a lively and accessible guide to more fulfilling, more original living inspired by one of literature?s greatest observers of human nature. The result, beautifully packaged, is almost worthy of Woolf herself. Chapter headings include: ? Accept Solitude ? Take on Challenging Friendships ? Change Routine ? Lie to Encourage Your Friends ? Read and Be More
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0143112252
ISBN13:9780143112259
Release Date:August 2007
Publisher:Penguin Group
Length:202 Pages
Weight:0.05 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 5.1" x 6.5"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
Customer Reviews
3 ratings
Own Your Beauty AND Shortcomings
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 15 years ago
This is a book that reads quickly and smoothly. Thirteen short chapters touch briefly on a life lesson. My mind slipped easily into Virginia's pocket of time finding fresh approaches to increase individual potential. What a joy that Virginia's life is not defined nor her legacy destroyed by her suicide. The author Ilana Simons' writing successfully challenges the reader to embrace/endure one's beauty and shortcomings as a guide to better living. Well worth your precious moments of being to read!
insightful read, even for a non-Woolf reader
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Despite the fact that I am fairly unfamiliar with Virginia Woolf's work, I really enjoyed this book. The author explains what Woolf's perspective on life is through examples of Woolf's life experiences and with comparative examples of the reality of the world we all live in today. The book is a great blend of philiosophy, physcology and literature. Its a rewarding read that will make you re-evaluate your own self-image and perspective of the world around you.
a tour de force
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
This book is a wonderful companion to Alain de Bottons's "How Proust Can Change Your Life." It's intelligent, insightful, and terrifically well-written: a delight. The afternoon I spent reading it was one of the most enjoyable I've spent in the past few months. Ilana Simons manages to succeed in what would seem to be the impossible: making as unlikely a prospect as Virigina Woolf a guide to the good life.
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