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Yiyun Li described rediscovering this book during COVID in her introduction to an abridged version translated by David Coward. An arm writing in an open book extends from a skull resting on a tortoise on the cover of a limited edition of this book illustrated by Salvador Dalí. This book’s claim that “the most voluntary death is the most beautiful” may have inspired Stefan Zweig to commit suicide shortly after writing a biography of its author. This book’s first chapter cites Edward the Black Prince and Skanderbeg to argue that “Men by (*) Various Ways Arrive at the Same End.” This book’s chapters include “That to Study Philosophy is to Learn to Die” (10[2])as well as one inspired by (10[1])its author translating a Catalan author’s Natural Theology (-5[1])into French, which embraces skepticism by asking, “what do I know?” For 10 points, “An Apology for Raymond Sebond” is from what book by Michel de Montaigne? (10[1])■END■

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