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装腔指南：如何显得有文化
(uk) Thomas W. Hodgkinson Hubert Vandenberg
Do you want to win in the circle of friends in one move? Want to sound cultured when chatting? Want to easily remember the highlight moments of great people? "Guide to Pretending" will help you break down social barriers in the cultural world in one fell swoop. It can be called a practical and alternative "celebrity guide". Shocking anecdotes about literature and history, unexpected life changes; a guide to contemporary society and culture that is full of reading pleasure; and exquisite translation by young translator Chen Yikan, winner of the "One-Way Street Bookstore Literary Criticism of the Year" award. Which philosopher has the craziest hair? Which novelist drinks 50 cups of espresso a day? What kind of existence is Sartre to Beauvoir? After reading this interesting little book on popularizing high culture, "A Guide to Pretending", you will know everything! This book introduces readers to Heidegger, Montaigne, Karl Popper, Claude Lévi-Strauss (obviously not the jeans designer!), Andy Warhol and other cultural figures that more than 200 intellectuals like to mention when chatting, and also provides creative "how to use". After reading this book, you will no longer worry about confusing Hegel with Engels, and you will also be able to fully understand how to insert the name Foucault in a conversation at the right time, and how to pronounce the name of Nobel Prize-winning writer Coetzee in an authentic way. In addition, when introducing each cultural celebrity, the author does not forget to add interesting gossip, which is witty and humorous, making people smile and never forget it. It was this book that made Stephen Fry blurt out: "Damn, all my tricks have been exposed by this book!"
Do you want to win in the circle of friends in one move? Want to sound cultured when chatting? Want to easily remember the highlight moments of great people? "Guide to Pretending" will help you break down social barriers in the cultural world in one fell swoop. It can be called a practical and alternative "celebrity guide". Shocking anecdotes about literature and history, unexpected life changes; a guide to contemporary society and culture that is full of reading pleasure; and exquisite translation by young translator Chen Yikan, winner of the "One-Way Street Bookstore Literary Criticism of the Year" award. Which philosopher has the craziest hair? Which novelist drinks 50 cups of espresso a day? What kind of existence is Sartre to Beauvoir? After reading this interesting little book on popularizing high culture, "A Guide to Pretending", you will know everything! This book introduces readers to Heidegger, Montaigne, Karl Popper, Claude Lévi-Strauss (obviously not the jeans designer!), Andy Warhol and other cultural figures that more than 200 intellectuals like to mention when chatting, and also provides creative "how to use". After reading this book, you will no longer worry about confusing Hegel with Engels, and you will also be able to fully understand how to insert the name Foucault in a conversation at the right time, and how to pronounce the name of Nobel Prize-winning writer Coetzee in an authentic way. In addition, when introducing each cultural celebrity, the author does not forget to add interesting gossip, which is witty and humorous, making people smile and never forget it. It was this book that made Stephen Fry blurt out: "Damn, all my tricks have been exposed by this book!"