{"product_id":"on-purpose-ten-lessons-on-the-meaning-of-life-hardcover","title":"On Purpose: Ten Lessons on the Meaning of Life - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBen Hutchinson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eTen brief essays on how reading and meaningfully engaging with literature can help us live better, more purposeful lives. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we live successfully?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow do we live fully?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIdentifying the meaning of life and where we are heading preoccupies all of us at some stage or another. Who better to help us articulate this sense of direction than the most articulate people among us? Writers and thinkers, Ben Hutchinson suggests in this sparkling new book, help us reflect on purpose.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eInterweaving his own (mis-)adventures with those of major authors such as T.S. Eliot, Virginia Woolf and R.M. Rilke, Hutchinson proposes ten ways in which reading and writing encourage us to ask difficult questions, project our minds into the past and future, and see ourselves and others differently. Engaging and aphoristic, this book is for anyone who finds themselves wondering how to live more mindfully, more forcefully - more fully.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eBen Hutchinson is currently Professor of European Literature at Kent University. He writes for the TLS, Observer and Literary Review, and has published six books with the Oxford University Press, Reaktion and Chicago UP, which have been widely translated. He has lectured at institutions across the world, including at Oxford, Heidelberg, Harvard, Jerusalem, and the ENS Paris. He is also an Honorary Secretary of the British Comparative Literature Association.Ben Hutchinson is currently Professor of European Literature at Kent University. He writes for the TLS, Observer and Literary Review, and has published six books with the Oxford University Press, Reaktion and Chicago UP, which have been widely translated. He has lectured at institutions across the world, including at Oxford, Heidelberg, Harvard, Jerusalem, and the ENS Paris. He is also an Honorary Secretary of the British Comparative Literature Association.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.1 x 7.7 x 5 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 19, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51765185184032,"sku":"9780008588465","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/48d888921538595cd857ccbdb92e7dc7.webp?v=1780263187","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/on-purpose-ten-lessons-on-the-meaning-of-life-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}