How literature saved my life
By: David Shields
Edition: 1st Vintage books ed.
Publisher: Vintage Books, a division of Random House LLC
Published: 2013
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 207
ISBN-13: 9780345802729
Subjects: Criticism; Literature; Influence (Literacy, artisitc, etc.); Mortality in literature; Philosophy; Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.); Books and reading; Philosphy
Description: Blends criticism, anthropology, and biography to celebrate the power of literature, concluding that the fundamental truths found in literature render it an essential component of life.