The Complete Essays of Montaigne

e'ssay. (2) A loose sally of the mind; an irregular indigested piece; not a regular and orderly composition. —From Samuel Johnson's Dictionary of the English Language. Now I finally have an answer to the famous “desert island book” question: This book. It would have to be. Not that Montaigne’s Essays......more

I kind of half jokingly refer to this book as "the introverts bible". Certainly a must read, especially for those of us who live a more contemplative life. The Essays are moving and funny, edifying, and at times very sad. Montaigne's observations range from the very specific and particular to the hu......more

Sabahattin Eyüboğlu'nun muhteşem çevirisi ve derlemesiyle okuma şansı bulduğum Montaigne'in "Denemeler / Essays" eseri yazarın hayata dair düşüncelerini kendi tecrübeleriyle samimi bir dille paylaştığı kapağını her açtığınızda sizle konuşan tek kelimeyle mükemmel bir başucu başyapıtı. Gönül isterdi......more

5 years after starting this, I finally finished it. At one point I was asked if it was normal to have a crush on a man who died 450 years ago, I do not pretend to know the answer to that but in many ways the 5 years I spent with him did feel like a strange marriage. At times I couldn’t get enough of......more