{"product_id":"donc-je-suis-paperback-1","title":"Donc Je Suis - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMaurice Henrie\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eÉtienne Panet-Raymond\u003c\/b\u003e (Read by)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWriting, for Henrie, rhymes with musing, and with existing. Short, succinct and intense, these twenty-five philosophical essays intertwine contemplation, opinion, and memory, splendidly crowned with epigraphs foraged from world literature. They reflect an existential urgency to immortalize thought in black and white, a restlessness barely concealed by the hand that holds the pen, defying the passage of time. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFrom one essay to the next, Henrie explores the subjects dearest to him: the ageing of the mind, acceptance of those laws of nature that determine our destinies, theories of opacity, hardness and acoustics, and the struggle against the scattering of the being. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe author also voices his opinion on more contemporary topics, such as the hall-of-fame phenomenon, robotics and society, and the mystery that is art appreciation. He is particularly clear-sighted in his observations regarding meritocracy and plight of artists in society, particularly that of writers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDonc je suis is a remarkable work, where imagination and philosophical contemplation meet in a dream-like state. Best enjoyed by the light of a flickering candle... \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDiscover this unabridged audio book in French, read by Étienne Panet-Raymond.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAuthor of more than twenty novels, short-story collections, and essays, Maurice Henrie (Trillium Award, Toronto French Book Fair Award, Prix LeDroit, City of Ottawa Award, and Prix des lecteurs de Radio-Canada), publishes with the University of Ottawa Press since 2017. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eMaurice Henrie studied literature at the University of Ottawa, where he obtained his master's degree. After a stay in Paris, he completed his doctorate in literature. He taught at the University of Ottawa and Carleton University before becoming a senior official with the federal government for over twenty years, four of those spent as a political consultant to the Prime Minister of Canada.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 154\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.3 x 7.9 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 26, 2018\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48343089676509,"sku":"9782760327238","price":29.94,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0811\/9867\/8237\/files\/ojssoEo7KN9782760327238_e3e9788d-f249-449b-9a5e-2e4c4341315d.webp?v=1786061652","url":"https:\/\/handfulofbooks.com\/products\/donc-je-suis-paperback-1","provider":"Handful of Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}