Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia and the Key to Heaven |
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| Author:
| Kolakowski, Leszek |
| Translator:
| Kolakowska, Agnieszka
Attanasio, Salvator |
| ISBN: | 978-0-226-45039-1 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1989 |
| Publisher: | University of Chicago Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $56.95 |
Book Description:
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This volume contains two unusual and appealing satirical works by the well-known European philosopher Kolakowski. The first,
Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia, is set in a fictional land. Each story illustrates some aspect of human inability to come to terms with imperfection, infinitude, history, and nature. The second,
The Key to Heaven, is a collection of seventeen biblical tales from the Old Testament told in such a way that the story and the moral play off each...
More DescriptionThis volume contains two unusual and appealing satirical works by the well-known European philosopher Kolakowski. The first, Tales from the Kingdom of Lailonia, is set in a fictional land. Each story illustrates some aspect of human inability to come to terms with imperfection, infinitude, history, and nature. The second, The Key to Heaven, is a collection of seventeen biblical tales from the Old Testament told in such a way that the story and the moral play off each other to illustrate political, moral, or existential foibles and follies.