Yoga

Informationen zum Autor Emmanuel Carrère is a novelist, journalist, screenwriter and film director. He is the award-winning, internationally renowned author of sixteen books, including V13 , Limonov , The Kingdom , 97,196 Words , Yoga and the Sunday Times bestselling The Adversary . Klappentext This is a book about yoga. Or at least, it was. January 2015. High on literary success and familial bliss, Emmanuel Carrère embarks on a rigorous ten-day meditative retreat in rural France in search of clarity and material for his next book, which he thinks will be a subtle, upbeat introduction to yoga. But his trip is cut short, and he is brought down to earth with a thud when he returns to a Paris in turmoil in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack. From then on, Carrère's life - along with his novel-in-progress - begins to unravel in ever more unexpected ways. 'The story of how a life can fray, tighten itself into a noose, unravel... profound and moving' Geoff Dyer 'Extraordinarily compelling' Financial Times Zusammenfassung This is a book about yoga. Or at least, it was. January 2015. High on literary success and familial bliss, Emmanuel Carrère embarks on a rigorous ten-day meditative retreat in rural France in search of clarity and material for his next book, which he thinks will be a subtle, upbeat introduction to yoga. But his trip is cut short, and he is brought down to earth with a thud when he returns to a Paris in turmoil in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack. From then on, Carrère's life - along with his novel-in-progress - begins to unravel in ever more unexpected ways. 'The story of how a life can fray, tighten itself into a noose, unravel... profound and moving' Geoff Dyer 'Extraordinarily compelling' Financial Times

Product details

• Authors: Emmanuel Carrere, Emmanuel Carrère
• Assisted by: John Lambert (Translation)
• Publisher: Vintage UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback
• Released: 13.07.2023
• EAN: 9781529114324
• ISBN: 978-1-5291-1432-4
• No. of pages: 307
• Dimensions: 130 mm x 198 mm x 20 mm
• Subjects: Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Biographies, autobiographies; France, HEALTH & FITNESS / Yoga, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Mindfulness & Meditation, BODY, MIND & SPIRIT / Healing / General, Mind, body, spirit: meditation & visualisation, Coping with mental health issues, Paris (City), Coping with illness and specific health conditions, Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization, Complementary therapies, healing and health, c 2010 to c 2019, Terrorist attack, HEALTH & FITNESS / Mental Health, Yoga (as a philosophy), Leros