Book Cover How I Became Stupid

How I Became Stupid

of Martin Page (Goodreads Author), Adriana Hunter (Translator)

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Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, "How I Became Stupid" a modern day "Candide" with a Darwin Award-like sensibility. A twenty-five-year-old Aramaic scholar, Antoine has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware in today's culture. So tortured is he by the depth of his perception and understanding of himself and the world around him that he vows to denounce his intelligence by any means necessary in order to become stupid enough to be a happy, functioning member of society. What follows is a dark and hilarious odyssey as Antoine tries everything from alcoholism to stock-trading in order to lighten the burden of his brain on his soul.

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Book Details

  • Format Paperback
  • Pages 160 pages
  • Publisher Penguin Group
  • Publication Date November 30th 2004
  • First Publication 10/28/00
  • Language English
  • ISBN 9780142004951
  • Edition Not informed
  • Category Fiction
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