Alain de Botton was born in Switzerland in 1969, educated at Cambridge, and lives in London. He is the author of The Romantic Movement (Picador) and How Proust Can Change Your Life. His first novel, On Love, was published in fifteen countries, and was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award for Fiction.
From Publishers Weekly
Using drawings, quizzes and quotes from famous philosphers, de Botton presents a postmodern look at the ups and downs of a love affair.
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Review
"The Romantic Movement sheds light on the nature of relationships . . . The method of telling much and showing little produces a good deal of wit, cogency, and humor."--John Updike, The New Yorker
"A reader gets whiffs of Donald Barthelme, Julian Barnes, Woody Allen, the films of Eric Rohmer . . . Mr. de Botton borrows exuberantly, and well, from his forebears . . . therein lies the buoyant charm of the approach."--Lisa Zeidner, The New York Times Book Review
Review
"The Romantic Movement sheds light on the nature of relationships . . . The method of telling much and showing little produces a good deal of wit, cogency, and humor."--John Updike, The New Yorker
"A reader gets whiffs of Donald Barthelme, Julian Barnes, Woody Allen, the films of Eric Rohmer . . . Mr. de Botton borrows exuberantly, and well, from his forebears . . . therein lies the buoyant charm of the approach."--Lisa Zeidner, The New York Times Book Review
Product Description
In The Romantic Movement, Alain de Botton explores the progress of a love affair from first meeting to breaking up, intercut with musings on the nature of art of love. The relationship between Alice, an advertising executive, and Eric, a banker, is examined at every stage, supplemented by quizzes and line drawings by the author and commentary by a chorus of great philosophers, from Descartes to Plato to Aretha Franklin. The Romantic Movement will charm readers and lovers alike with wit, insight, and intelligence.
第一次读阿兰德波顿的书刚好失恋。一向自视高傲的我也会为了一个其貌不扬的男人低头,愿意做任何事只为挽回这段感情。一直自认为在感情中占据主导地位的我习惯了依赖,叛逆,却不知感情并不是123加减乘除那样简单。那段时间,笑过,哭过,痛过,在自己的世界无法自拔,直到看到...
评分中文名太恶俗。一本能叫做movement的书,借助一个依然单调的故事,完成的是解构与精神分析。In fact, I see consulting methodology. 其实,书里说的是为啥会fall in love,为啥love fades in the end 更科学地解构,需要增加一些生物学知识,比如多巴胺和催产素在大脑中的作...
评分 评分对于爱情,我稍年轻些的时候,总以它作为我生活幸福的标准。有人爱,有人爱我,我便是幸福的;如果缺一,则幸福无从谈起。我以为我懂,但是现在想想,那些都是年轻时的激情,荷尔蒙的驱使让我对于爱情有一种“牺牲一切”的渴望。 不过慢慢地,经过几次伤心,我也开始收敛,开...
Simply brilliant!
评分我读过的最奇特的爱情小说- -
评分阿兰德波顿列表里的第一
评分咖啡店里,一个女孩朗声说道:“我以为他把我当做亲人,和别人都不一样,其他女孩只是玩玩而已。但最后我发现自己只是个备胎。”
评分是我们相爱的第一部 也是最爱的一部 试图用理智的笔触捉摸爱情中种种的不稳定 令我们重新审视了 人们对爱情的追求
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