Sarah Bakewell

How to Live by Sarah Bakewell is an extraordinary blend of biography and self-help, offering readers a captivating and insightful portrayal of the Renaissance nobleman and essayist, Michel Eyquem de Montaigne. This book intricately delves into Montaigne's life, illustrating how he grappled with profound questions that are still relevant today. How should one interact harmoniously with others? How should one...

From the bestselling author of How to Live, comes an enthralling and original new book. At The Existentialist Café delves into the birth of existentialism and explores some of the most profound questions of life, friendship, freedom, and identity. Sarah Bakewell takes readers on an intellectual journey, starting in Paris near the turn of 1932-3, where three young friends—Jean-Paul Sartre,...

Seven hundred years of heroic humanists (and their enemies), from the acclaimed author of How to Live and At The Existentialist Cafe. The bestselling, prizewinning author of How to Live and At the Existentialist Cafe explores the great tradition of humanist writers, thinkers, scientists and artists, all trying to understand what it means to be truly human. THE NEW YORK...