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Quicksand: What It Means to Be a Human Being
Quicksand What It Means to Be a Human Being
Author: Henning Mankell
ISBN-13: 9780525432159
ISBN-10: 0525432159
Publication Date: 1/10/2017
Pages: 320
Edition: Reprint
Rating:
  • Currently 3.3/5 Stars.
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3.3 stars, based on 2 ratings
Publisher: Vintage
Book Type: Paperback
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I thought this would be an autobiography of this distinguished writer, and parts of it are, but the bulk of the book consists of meditations and vignettes on time and the long view of history in the light of nuclear waste that (nearly impossibly) needs to be kept safe and secure for tens of thousands of years. Very philosophical and profound.
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I didn't quite get it. I thought it was supposed to be this authors thoughts on dying, and on being a human being, but is falls short. Part might be its a translation.