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How I Became Stupid - by Martin Page (Paperback)

How I Became Stupid - by  Martin Page (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br>Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, <i>How I Became Stupid--</i>a modern day <i>Candide</i> 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.<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>A harmonious and surprising mixture of optimism and nihilism. (<i>La Vie Magazine</i>) <p/>A wild yet powerful book. (<i>Elle</i>)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br>Martin Page was born in 1975. He is a student of anthropology. This is his first novel.

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