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An intelligent, witty and refreshingly approachable guide to the ultimate question. Ties in philosophy and literature, from the 12th century scholastics to Marx, Sartre, Beckett and Schopenhauer.
Synopsis
We have all wondered about the meaning of life. Is there an answer? Is it up to us? Or is the question a bogus one? Terry Eagleton takes a witty, stimulating look at this most compelling of questions - and proposes his own answer.