The Art of the Siesta by Thierry Paquot

The Art of the Siesta

Thierry Paquot

90 pages first pub 2003 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective fast-paced
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This book is a series of vignettes on the importance of the siesta in paintings, literature, and sculpture. In "Preliminary," we hear of the rhythm of sleep, including the fear babies have of going to sleep. In "The Midday Demon," death in life an...

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