A Load of Shit

"What makes shit such a universal joke is that it's an unmistakable reminder of our duality, of our soiled nature and of our will to glory. It is the ultimate lèse-majesté".

John Berger's essay begins by describing the experience of burying a year's worth of his household's excrement. What follows is an extended reflection-at once philosophically detached and profoundly engaged with the inescapable stuff of life-on shit as an emblem of what it means to be human: on our simultaneous kinship with and profound difference from all other animals.

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About the author

John Berger

Summary

An extended reflection by a masterful essayist on what it means to be human.

Product details

• Authors: John Berger
• Publisher: Wiley
• Content: Book
• Product form: Paperback / Softback
• Publication date: 24.09.2024
• Subject: Fiction > Narrative literature > Essays, feuilletons, literary criticism, interview; Humanities, art, music > Linguistics and literary studies > General and comparative literary studies
• EAN: 9781912475414
• ISBN: 978-1-912475-41-4
• Pages: 12
• Dimensions (packing): 11 x 20 x 0.2 cm
• Weight (packing): 20 g
• Series: ERIS gems