The Soul of the Marionette

Name: The Soul of the Marionette - Penguin Random House South Africa
SKU: 9780241953907
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John Gray

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TLS BOOKS OF THE YEAR 2016

'Gray must be one of the best read of contemporary philosophers, trawling insouciantly through high-, middle- and low-brow literature with the sharp-eyed eclecticism of a magpie of genius' John Banville, Guardian

'Like Isaiah Berlin with a thing for sci-fi' Tibor Fischer, Spectator

Everyone thinks they want to be free - or do they? John Gray's thought-stirring new book on freedom draws together insights from Gnosticism, science fiction, ancient sacrifice and the occult to show that freedom is an illusion and that, like fairground puppets, humans dream of escaping the burden of choice altogether.

About the Author

John Gray

JOHN GRAY is Emeritus Professor at the London School of Economics. From 1998 to 2007 he was Professor of European Thought at the London School of Economics. He is the acclaimed author of Black Mass: How Religion Led the World into Crisis, Straw Dogs: Thoughts on Humans and Other Animals, False Dawn: The Delusions of Global Capitalism and Gray’s Anatomy: Selected Writings. John Gray es doctor en psicología, y autor de dieciséis bestsellers, incluyendo el famoso Los hombres son de Marte, las mujeres de Venus, uno de los libros más exitosos de los últimos años, traducido a más de cuarenta idiomas y del que en total se han vendido más de cincuenta millones de ejemplares en todo el mundo. Internacionalmente reconocido como experto en comunicación, relaciones y desarrollo personal, Gray ha dirigido seminarios de autoayuda durante casi tres décadas, y participa asiduamente en programas de radio y televisión, además de colaborar en la prensa escrita. Es miembro del American Board of Medical Psychotherapists and Psychodiagnosticians y de la American Counseling Association.