Summary
Alain Finkielkraut: The Smart Heart
Alain Finkielkraut, who is primarily known for his political-philosophical works and engagement, in this book decided to return to his old, initial love since his literature studies - the novel. Under the beautiful title Smart heart that alludes to Pascal, he gathered in one place nine reading experiences, nine different interpretations of the work that strongly marked him. The books that make up his ideal library and among which his thought circulates are the following: A Joke by Milan Kundera, Everything Passes by Vassili Grossman, The History of a German by Sebastian Haffner, The Task by Philip Roth, The First Man by Albert Camus, Lord Jim by Joseph Conrad, Notes from the Underground by Fyodor M. Dostoyevsky, Washington Square by Henry James and Babette's Feast by Karen Blixen.
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