How I Became Stupid
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| Author | Martin Page |
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| Original title | Comment je suis devenu stupide |
| Country | France |
| Language | French |
| Publisher | Le Dilettante |
Publication date | 2000 |
Published in English | 2004 |
| Pages | 224 |
| ISBN | 2-84263-040-8 |
| OCLC | 319909275 |
How I Became Stupid (originally Comment je suis devenu stupide) is a philosophical novel by French author Martin Page. It was published by Le Dilettante in 2000. The book won the Euroregional schools’ literature prize,[1] an award given by Belgian, Dutch and German students.[2]
The book has been translated into 24 languages.[3]
Synopsis[edit]
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.
Adaptations[edit]
- Comment je suis devenu stupide (2004), comic by Nicolas Witko
References[edit]
- ^ "How I Became Stupid". Meuse-Rhine Journal. 2003-03-23. Archived from the original on 2011-07-14. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Ritzefeld-Gymnasium (2004). "Euregio-Schüler-Literaturpreis 2004 an Martin Page" (in German). Archived from the original on 2007-07-31. Retrieved 2009-04-04.
- ^ Lanset.com Community Portal, "How I Became Stupid – What if Ignorance really IS bliss?..." Archived 2009-11-18 at the Wayback Machine, 2005-April. Retrieved on 2009-10-26.
External links[edit]
- Comment je suis devenu stupide at Martin Page's official website (in French)