How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

With so many important books out there, and thousands more being published each year, what are we supposed to do in those inevitable social situations where we're forced to talk about books we haven't read? Pierre Bayard argues that it doesn't really matter if you've read a book or not. (In fact, in certain situations, reading the book is the worst thing you could do.) Championing the various forms of "non-reading," How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read is really a celebration of books, for book lovers everywhere to enjoy, ponder, argue about-and perhaps even read.

Literature & Fiction

Pierre Bayard

History & Criticism

Bloomsbury USA

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Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Fourth Estate, Limited

In this mischievous book, literature professor Bayard contends that, in this age of infinite publication, the truly cultivated person is not the one who has read a book but the one who understands the book's place in our culture. Using examples from works by Graham Greene, Umberto Eco, and others (and even the movie Groundhog Day), Bayard examines the many kinds of "non-reading" (forgotten books, books discussed by others, books we've skimmed briefly) and the many potentially nightmarish situations in which we are called upon to discuss our reading with others. At heart, this delightfully tongue-in-cheek book challenges everyone who's ever felt guilty about missing some of the great books to consider what reading means, how we absorb books as part of ourselves, and why we spend so much time talking about what we have, or haven't, read.

How to Talk About Books You Haven t Read

Granta Books

In this mischievous book, literature professor Bayard contends that, in this age of infinite publication, the truly cultivated person is not the one who has read a book but the one who understands the book's place in our culture. Using examples from works by Graham Greene, Umberto Eco, and others (and even the movie Groundhog Day), Bayard examines the many kinds of "non-reading" (forgotten books, books discussed by others, books we've skimmed briefly) and the many potentially nightmarish situations in which we are called upon to discuss our reading with others. At heart, this delightfully tongue-in-cheek book challenges everyone who's ever felt guilty about missing some of the great books to consider what reading means, how we absorb books as part of ourselves, and why we spend so much time talking about what we have, or haven't, read.

L'étude des différentes manières de ne pas lire un livre, des situations délicates où l'on se retrouve quand il faut en parler et des moyens à mettre en uvre pour se sortir d'affaire montre que, contrairement aux idées reçues, il est tout à fait possible d'avoir un échange passionnant à propos d'un livre que l'on n'a pas lu, y compris, et peut-être surtout, avec quelqu'un qui ne l'a pas lu non plus.

Comment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus (French Edition)

Essays & Correspondence

MINUIT

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How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

Who Killed Roger Ackroyd? The Murderer Who Eluded Hercule Poirot and Deceived Agatha Christie

How to Talk About Books You Haven t Read

How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

Comment parler des livres que l'on n'a pas lus (French Edition)