Praised as a ârevelatoryâ book by The Wall Street Journal, this is the last and most personal work of Pulitzer Prizeâwinning author and historian Will Durant, discovered thirty-two years after his death.
The culmination of Will Durantâs sixty-plus years spent researching the philosophies, religions, arts, sciences, and civilizations from across the world, Fallen Leaves is the distilled wisdom of one of the worldâs greatest minds, a man with a renowned talent for rendering the insights of the past accessible. Over the course of Durantâs career he received numerous letters from âcurious readers who have challenged me to speak my mind on the timeless questions of human life and fate.â With Fallen Leaves, his final book, he at last accepted their challenge.
In twenty-two short chapters, Durant addresses everything from youth and old age to religion, morals, sex, war, politics, and art. Fallen Leaves is âa thought-provoking array of opinionsâ (Publishers Weekly), offering elegant prose, deep insights, and Durantâs revealing conclusions about the perennial problems and greatest joys we face as a species. In Durantâs singular voice, here is a message of insight for everyone who has ever sought meaning in life or the counsel of a learned friend while navigating lifeâs journey.