This is a book about yoga. Or at least, it was.
January 2015. High on literary success and familial bliss, Emmanuel Carrère embarks on a rigorous ten-day meditative retreat in rural France in search of clarity and material for his next book, which he thinks will be a subtle, upbeat introduction to yoga.
But his trip is cut short, and he is brought down to earth with a thud when he returns to a Paris in turmoil in the aftermath of the Charlie Hebdo terrorist attack. From then on, Carrère's life - along with his novel-in-progress - begins to unravel in ever more unexpected ways.
'The story of how a life can fray, tighten itself into a noose, unravel... profound and moving' Geoff Dyer
'Extraordinarily compelling' Financial Times
| ISBN: | 9781529114324 |
| Publication date: | 13th July 2023 |
| Author: | Emmanuel Carrère |
| Publisher: | Vintage an imprint of Random House |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 384 pages |
| Genres: |
Memoirs Yoga (as a philosophy) Coping with / advice about illness and specific health conditions Coping with / advice about mental health issues Complementary therapies, healing and health Mind, body, spirit: meditation and visualization |