by Alain de Botton · Ediciones B · tapa dura · ISBN 9788440689917
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«Beso a ciegas» is a novel by Alain de Botton that questions the biographical genre, published by Ediciones B in hardcover (266 pages, in Spanish).
A young man accused of narcissism decides to study with biographical meticulousness the next woman he meets. Isabel Rogers, his chosen one, works at a stationery company and has kissed eighteen people; her ordinary life is as complex as that of any illustrious figure. The novel questions to what extent we can know another person.
Spanish edition of 1999, translated by Miguel Martínez-Lage; original title: 'Kiss & Tell'.
For readers of contemporary fiction interested in relationships, philosophy, and everyday life.
Alain de Botton is a Swiss-born British author and public speaker. His books discuss various contemporary subjects and themes, emphasizing philosophy's relevance to everyday life. He published Essays in Love (1993), which went on to sell two million copies. Other bestsellers include How Proust Can Change Your Life (1997), Status Anxiety (2004), and The Architecture of Happiness (2006).
