How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read by Pierre Bayard

How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read

Pierre Bayard with Jeffrey Mehlman (Translator)

185 pages first pub 2007 (editions)

nonfiction philosophy informative reflective medium-paced

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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 rea...

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