How I Became Stupid

Martin Page

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Penguin USA
30 November 2004

Modern & contemporary fiction (post c 1945)

"Ignorance is bliss, or so hopes Antoine, the lead character in Martin Page's stinging satire, How I Became Stupid-a modern day Candide with a Darwin Award like sensibility. 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."

By: Martin Page
Imprint: Penguin USA
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 180mm, Width: 130mm, Spine: 12mm
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9780142004951
ISBN 10: 0142004952
Pages: 176
Publication Date: 30 November 2004
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Martin Page was born in 1975. He is a student of anthropology. This is his first novel.