by Alain de Botton · Guanda · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788882466428
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«Cos'è una ragazza» is the novel by Alain de Botton, published by Guanda in paperback (226 pages, in Italian).
A narrator whom his ex-partners accused of not understanding women decides to write the biography of Isabel, a Londoner with an apparently ordinary life. Through her past, her secrets, her habits and her tastes in books, music and food, the novel explores love as a process of knowledge marked by the mystery of the other person.
The work was originally published as «Kiss & Tell» in 1994; this Italian edition, translated by Livia Ferrari, appeared in 2004.
For readers seeking contemporary novels where fiction intertwines with philosophical reflection on love and relationships.
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Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006).
