Against happiness : in praise of melancholy
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
166 pages ; 20 cm.
Status
Morro Bay Library - Adult Nonfiction
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| Location | Call Number | Status |
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Published
New York : Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2008.
Format
Book
Edition
1st ed.
Language
English
Notes
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"Sarah Crichton Books."
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. [153]-163).
Description
Looks at the American quest for happiness and rejection of melancholy and argues that melancholia is actually essential to a thriving culture, the underlying impetus for creative thinking, and the muse of great art and innovation.
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