by Jean-Claude Carrière · Pocket · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782266087872
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«Le cercle des menteurs» is the collection of philosophical short stories by Jean-Claude Carrière, published by Pocket in paperback (435 pages, in French).
It brings together short stories, fables and apologues from traditions worldwide (Zen, Sufi, Jewish, Indian, African and European) that have travelled by word of mouth. Spiritual guides and ordinary people share teachings on the human condition, truth and time; according to Carrière, only liars know these truths.
The Pocket paperback edition, dated 1999, bears the subtitle «contes philosophiques du monde entier».
Recommended for readers interested in philosophy, short narratives and storytelling traditions from different cultures.
Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later given an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).
