num_pages: 654
description: Based on Wittgenstein's own papers, his correspondence, and interviews with his friends, family and students, this book is an analysis of the importance of Wittgenstein's work with a portrait of a powerful and compelling man, who is commonly perceived as a tortured genius.
language: English
title: Wittgenstein
titlecomplete: Wittgenstein
genres: Biography, Philosophy, British Literature, Psychology, Nonfiction, Memoir, Autobiography, Biography Memoir, 20th Century, History
ratings_count: 6289
awards: awardedAt: 631180800000
name: John Llewellyn Rhys Prize, awardedAt: 662716800000
name: Duff Cooper Prize
publisher: Random House UK