Guide des égarés

Synopsis of Guide des égarés

«Guide des égarés» is the essay by Jean d'Ormesson, published in 2016 by Gallimard in paperback (128 pages, in French).

Jean d'Ormesson starts from the question «what am I doing here?» and, with audacity, naivety and joy, describes the implausible world into which we have been thrown against our will; as a guide, he proposes ways of extracting from existence some pleasure and, if possible, a certain height.

The volume belongs to Gallimard's Blanche collection and its publication date is 3 October 2016.

For readers of essays and philosophy who want a brief and light-hearted reflection on the place of the human being in the world.