‘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.
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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John Berger (1926–2017) was an essayist and art historian renowned for his television documentary series (and book of the same title) Ways of Seeing. He was also a prolific novelist, and was awarded the Booker Prize in 1972.
Bahasa Inggris ● Format EPUB ● Halaman 12 ● ISBN 9781912475971 ● Ukuran file 0.2 MB ● Penerbit ERIS ● Kota London ● Negara GB ● Diterbitkan 2023 ● Diunduh 24 bulan ● Mata uang EUR ● ID 9376671 ● Perlindungan salinan DRM sosial
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