Last Rites
, "Last Rites"
English | ISBN: 0300114389 | 2009 | 208 pages | PDF | 7 MB
English | ISBN: 0300114389 | 2009 | 208 pages | PDF | 7 MB
A master historian offers an eloquent and personal auto-history of his life and his ideas
Twenty years ago, John Lukacs paused to set down the history of his own thoughts and beliefs in Confessions of an Original Sinner, an adroit blend of autobiography and personal philosophy. Now, in Last Rites, he continues and expands his reflections, this time integrating his conception of history and human knowledge with private memories of his wives and loves, and enhancing the book with footnotes from his idiosyncratic diaries. The resulting volume is fascinating and delightful—an auto-history by a passionate, authentic, brilliant, and witty man.
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