We have all wondered about the meaning of life. But is there an answer? And do we even really know what we're asking? This book takes a quirky look at these questions: at the answers explored in philosophy and literature; at the crisis of meaning in modern times; and suggests solution to how we might rediscover meaning in our lives.



We have all wondered about the meaning of life. But is there an answer? And do we even really know what we're asking? Terry Eagleton takes a stimulating and quirky look at this most compelling of questions: at the answers explored in philosophy and literature; at the crisis of meaning in modern times; and suggests his own solution to how we might rediscover meaning in our lives.