
Sobre els plaers
Ed. 62, 2009 | About Pleasures. The Optimist’s Manual
Synopsis
(About pleasures. The Optimist’s Manual) “What would happen if pleasure was free and were the product of an optimistic education and of an alliance between desire and surprise?” That is what this book is about (…) Pleasure is, among other things, a demonstration of our capacity for adaptation. (…) In solitude, in captivity, there has always been a ray of light that came in through the window, a moment of calm, a song recalled, the love of a potato skin, the balsamic feel of water. If this has occurred in extreme conditions, what can’t we do to extract the unexpected distillation of tiny comforts of the soul from daily life?
There are many small daily pleasures and they’re free, and they often arrive when we’re not looking for them. To enjoy them is simply a case of knowing how to capture them when they pass.
In this book, Joan Barril teaches us through his lucid articles, how enjoying daily life is merely question of adopting an optimistic attitude and resetting our clock to a new internal tempo. A tempo that is slow, rich, intense and wise and will teach us to recognize the minute pleasures and be snappy when it comes to making them our own.
- 201 contes corrents
- 100 Contes morals
- La dona immòbil
- Sobre la felicitat
- El caçador d'ombres
- Les terres promeses
- L’espai immens. Quaderns de Namíbia
- Sobre la distància. Catalunya-Espanya
- Sobre l’amor
- Nos llamamos y otros cuentos del domingo
- Certes mentides
- Casi una pareja
- Todos los puertos se llaman Helena
- Parada obligatoria
- Condición de padre
MB Authors
- Pepa AGUAR
- Pablo ARANDA
- Juan Luis ARSUAGA
- Manuel ASTUR
- Flavita BANANA
- Joan BARRIL
- Nuria BARRIOS
- María BASTARÓS
- Felipe BENÍTEZ REYES
- Joan-Daniel BEZSONOFF
- BLACKIE BOOKS
- Joana BONET
- Juan BONILLA
- Emilio BUESO
- Bibiana CANDIA
- Leonardo CANO
- Pablo CARBONELL
- Martín CASARIEGO
- Nicolás CASARIEGO
- Paula CIFUENTES
- Juan CUADRA
- Mario CUENCA SANDOVAL
- Malén DENÍS
- Elizabeth DUVAL
- Maria ESCALAS
- Cristina FALLARÁS
- Eneko FERNÁNDEZ
- Laura FERRERO
- Josep Maria FONALLERAS
- Albert FORNS CANAL
- Miguel GALLARDO
- Olivia GALLO
- Xenia GARCÍA
- Ignacio GARCÍA-VALIÑO
- José A. GARRIGA VELA
- David B. GIL
- Santi GIMÉNEZ
- Marcos GIRALT TORRENTE
- Enric GONZÁLEZ
- Ismael GRASA
- Javier GUTIÉRREZ
- Luci GUTIÉRREZ
- Najat El HACHMI
- Alicia KOPF
- Use LAHOZ
- Lucía LIJTMAER
- Shaina Joy MACHLUS
- Adrià MARQUÈS
- Ignacio MARTÍNEZ DE PISóN
- Ramon MAS
- Ana MERINO
- Luna MIGUEL
- Amarna MILLER
- Miquel OBIOLS
- Bruno ORO
- Miqui OTERO
- Anna PACHECO
- Vicenç PAGÈS JORDÀ
- Enric PARDO
- Concepción PEREA
- Juan Manuel DE PRADA
- Jordi PUNTÍ
- Llucia RAMIS
- Antonio J. RODRÍGUEZ
- Félix ROMEO
- Carmen ROMERO
- Xavier RUBERT DE VENTÓS
- Gemma RUIZ
- Juanjo SÁEZ
- Gabriel SALVADÓ
- Màrius SERRA
- Rubén SERRANO
- Ramon SOLSONA
- José Miguel TOMASENA
- David TRUEBA
- Juan VICO
- Enrique VILA-MATAS
- Rosario VILLAJOS
- Rolando VILLAZÓN
- Pedro ZARRALUKI