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How I Became Stupid - by Martin Page (Paperback)

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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.
  • About the Author: Martin Page was born in 1975.
  • 160 Pages
  • Fiction + Literature Genres, Literary

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About the Book



Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in this stinging satire, who has had it with being brilliant and deeply self-aware. He vows to denounce his intelligence by any means necessary--in order to become "stupid" enough to be a happy, functioning member of society in this dark and hilarious odyssey.



Book Synopsis



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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A harmonious and surprising mixture of optimism and nihilism. (La Vie Magazine)

A wild yet powerful book. (Elle)



About the Author



Martin Page was born in 1975. He is a student of anthropology. This is his first novel.
Dimensions (Overall): 7.04 Inches (H) x 5.12 Inches (W) x .47 Inches (D)
Weight: .29 Pounds
Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up
Number of Pages: 160
Genre: Fiction + Literature Genres
Sub-Genre: Literary
Publisher: Penguin Publishing Group
Format: Paperback
Author: Martin Page
Language: English
Street Date: November 30, 2004
TCIN: 90813003
UPC: 9780142004951
Item Number (DPCI): 247-46-0895
Origin: Made in the USA or Imported
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Estimated ship dimensions: 0.47 inches length x 5.12 inches width x 7.04 inches height
Estimated ship weight: 0.29 pounds
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