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The Wisdom of Donkeys: Finding Tranquility in a Chaotic World Spiral-Bound | April 27, 2010

Andy Merrifield, Elizabeth Marshall Thomas (Introduction by)

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"The demon of speed is often associated with forgetting, with avoidance … and slowness with memory and confronting," observes Milan Kundera in his novel Slowness. With that purpose in mind—a search for slowness and tranquility—Andy Merrifield sets out on a journey of the soul with a friend's donkey, Gribouille, to walk amid the ruins and spectacular vistas of southern France's Haute-Auvergne. As Merrifield contemplates literature, science, truth, and beauty amid the French countryside, Gribouille surprises him with his subtle wisdom, reminding him time and again that enlightenment is all around us if we but seek it.
Publisher: Macmillan
Original Binding: Trade Paperback
Pages: 256 pages
ISBN-10: 0802719929
Item Weight: 0.5 lbs
Dimensions: 5.1 x 0.7 x 7.7 inches
Customer Reviews: 3 out of 5 stars 101 to 500 ratings
Andy Merrifield has taught geography in the US and Great Britain and lives in Le Pouget, France, a tiny hamlet of 9 people (that's in the summer, only 6 in winter) that is 90 minutes or so from the nearest large city. He has previously published books in the UK and France on Karl Marx and Guy Debord.