'A deeply intelligent and searching book, one that makes you re-consider the narrative of your own life and reframe the story you tell yourself' Hilary Mantel A Guardian reader's Best Book of 2018 "There was a question that had come to tr
'A deeply intelligent and searching book, one that makes you re-consider the narrative of your own life and reframe the story you tell yourself' Hilary Mantel A Guardian reader's Best Book of 2018 "There was a question that had come to tr
'Searingly honest . . . compelling, hard to read and hard to put down' Literary Review 'A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea' Telegraph Who speaks? Who is able to make themselves heard? And if this fundamental political gesture re
Als sein Vater stirbt, reist Didier Eribon in seine Heimatstadt, die er jahrzehntelang gemieden hat. Gemeinsam mit seiner Mutter sieht er sich Familienfotos an und macht sich auf eine Erinnerungsreise in die eigene Vergangenheit. Dabei stößt er auf die bl
A personal and philosophical reflection on the question of old age as a limit concept of Western thought. A few years ago, Didier Eribon's mother entered a retirement home. Over the course of several months, she lost her physical and cognitive autonom
Didier Eribon er født i 1953 i Reims og er sociolog og filosof. Siden 1990erne har han udgivet flere bøger om seksualitet og identitetsdannelse fra et sociologisk perspektiv. I 2009 udgav han Tilbage til Reims , som er blevet oversat til en lang række spr
'Searingly honest . . . compelling, hard to read and hard to put down' Literary Review 'A frank and moving story . . . an urgent plea' Telegraph Who speaks? Who is able to make themselves heard? And if this fundamental political gesture re
»Das ist also das Leben meiner Mutter gewesen, dachte ich, das Leben und das Alter einer Arbeiterin. Noch wusste ich nicht, dass ich dieser Aufzählung bald ein drittes Wort würde hinzufügen müssen.« Eigentlich hatte Didier Eribon sich vorgenommen, ab jetz
A bestseller in France following its publication in 1999, Insult and the Making of the Gay Self is an extraordinary set of reflections on the gay question by Didier Eribon, one of Frances foremost public intellectuals. Known internationally as the author