Yoga

We encounter author Emmanuel Carrère, a renowned writer, seeks solace in meditation. He embarks on a ten-day silent retreat in the French countryside, leaving behind his phone, books, and daily life. This retreat serves as material for his next book, intended as a pleasant introduction to yoga.

However, four days into the retreat, a tap on the window disrupts his tranquility. Forced to return to Paris in crisis, his life is derailed. His city is in turmoil, his work falters, his marriage unravels, and he becomes entangled with another woman. Despite this, he perseveres.

This book explores a man’s desire for self-improvement, intertwined with doubt and the dangerous blurring of fiction and reality. Loving, humorous, harrowing, and profound, this book propels us toward the brink of consciousness, where we can perceive reality as it truly is.

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