Título: Brief Candle in the Dark
Autor: Richard Dawkins
Sinopse: In this hugely entertaining sequel to the New York Times bestselling memoir An Appetite for Wonder, Richard Dawkins delves deeply into his intellectual life spent kick-starting new conversations about science, culture, and religion and writing yet another of the most audacious and widely read books of the twentieth centuryThe God Delusion. Called one of the best nonfiction writers alive today (Stephen Pinker) and a prize-fighter (Nature), Richard Dawkins cheerfully, mischievously, looks back on a lifetime of tireless intellectual adventure and engagement. Exploring the halls of intellectual inquiry and stardom he encountered after the publication of his seminal work, The Selfish Gene; affectionately lampooning the world of academia, publishing, and television; and studding the pages with funny stories about the great men and women hes known, Dawkins offers a candid look at the events and ideas that encouraged him to shift his attention to the intersection of culture, religion, and science. He also invites the reader to look more closely at the brilliant succession of ten influential books that grew naturally out of his busy life, highlighting the ideas that connect them and excavating their origins. On the publication of his tenth book, the smash hit, The God Delusion, a resounding trumpet blast for truth (Matt Ridley), Richard Dawkins was catapulted from mere intellectual stardom into a circle of celebrity thinkers dubbed, The New Atheistsincluding Christopher Hitchens, Sam Harris, and Daniel Dennett. Throughout A Brief Candle in the Dark, Dawkins shares with us his infectious sense of wonder at the natural world, his enjoyment of the absurdities of human interaction, and his bracing awareness of lifes brevity: all of which have made a deep imprint on our culture.
Contexto da obra
Quando a classificação é mais ampla, o contexto do livro costuma depender ainda mais de autoria, tema e edição. “Brief Candle in the Dark”, de Richard Dawkins, publicado pela editora Ecco, em 2015 e com 464 páginas, integra a categoria Livros Variados. Por isso, autoria, edição e tema acabam tendo ainda mais peso na forma de apresentar o livro.
Editora: Ecco
Páginas: 464
Ano: 2015
Edição:
Linguagem: en
ISBN: 0062288431
ISBN13: 9780062288431
Sobre a editora
Os livros da editora Ecco convidam o leitor a mergulhar em narrativas densas e multifacetadas, onde o conflito humano e a complexidade das relações familiares e sociais ganham destaque. A experiência de leitura frequentemente apresenta personagens marcados por traumas, crises pessoais ou dilemas éticos, em contextos que vão do cotidiano contemporâneo até cenários históricos ou fantásticos. O tom varia entre o lírico e o tenso, com ritmo que ora acelera em suspense, ora se detém em reflexões profundas, revelando uma preferência por textos que exploram a psicologia dos personagens e os impasses morais que enfrentam.
