Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book
Percy uses the form of a self-help book to unsettle comfortable ideas about identity, language and modern life. Satire opens into serious philosophical questions.
Literature
Original date: 1983
Reading level: Intermediate
Reading guides
Source notes & edition details
Brandon Vogt
Work title matched to the published list. The listed edition may differ.
Peter Kreeft
Named in the “Highly Recommended” section of Kreeft’s own site.
Taylor Marshall
Named in the New Saint Thomas Institute’s September 2014 reading plan. Edition choices may differ.
Bibliographic references
Original catalog editions
Picador (2000), Edition: Trade Paperback Edition, 272 pages
Lost in the Cosmos: The Last Self-Help Book