This is a really well-done historical mystery. Pessin takes as a starting point the mysterious death of philosopher Rene Descartes in Sweden in , and builds a compelling, suspenseful tale around it. There are plenty of twists and turns that keep the reader guessing right up to the end/5(51). The Irrationalist is a brilliant and complex novel, chiaroscuro in tenor, rich in humor and horror, fact and fiction, full of myriad mysteries finally all resolved, set in counter-reformation Europe at many sites, and unified by the intertwining lives of a junior Jesuit Adrien Baillet, coopted to investigate the circumstances of Rene Descartes’ death in Stockholm, and the multifaceted and, as it turns out, mysterious . · The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes Author: Andrew Pessin Genre: Mystery, Historical fiction Pages: Published in: Andrew Pessin is Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, with degrees from Yale and Columbia, and author of two novels—and known for his appearances as “The Genius” on the Late Show with David Letterman Andrew Pessin .
Review of The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes by Andrew Pessin (Open Books, , $/$) Who knew philosophy could be deadly? But it can, apparently, according to Connecticut College philosopher Andrew Pessin's highly original new novel based closely on real events: the sad life and very mysterious death of the famous 17 th-century philosopher, René Descartes. The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of Rene Decartes. Novel by Andrew Pessin. Book Review by Kerey McKenna. "The first [principle] was never to accept anything for true which I did not clearly know to be such; that is to say, carefully to avoid precipitancy and prejudice, and to comprise nothing more in my judgment than what was presented to my mind so clearly and distinctly as to exclude. Written by Andrew Pessin. Published by Open Books. Review by Richard Moorton. The Irrationalist is a brilliant and complex novel, chiaroscuro in tenor, rich in humor and horror, fact and fiction, full of myriad mysteries finally all resolved, set in counter-reformation Europe at many sites, and unified by the intertwining lives of a junior Jesuit Adrien Baillet, coopted to investigate the.
A compelling murder mystery with the Peace of Westphalia () as a backdrop and whiffs of analytical geometry are a tall order. Andrew Pessin’s novel The Irrationalist succeeds in using these elements to create an engaging story. Pessin, Professor of Philosophy at Connecticut College, used René Descartes’ untimely death to uncover the renowned thinker’s motivations and inspirations. Title Author: The Irrationalist: The Tragic Murder of René Descartes, Andrew Pessin Publication Date Publisher: , Open Books Genre(s): Historical Fiction, General (Adult) Fiction, Murder Mystery Length: pages ISBN: My Rating: /!!!! My review: (Yeah, I'm changing it up and putting the review first. Death by poisoning was the unofficial word on the cobblestone. Enter Adrien Baillet. A likeable misfit with a mysterious backstory, he arrives just as the French Ambassador desperately needs an impartial Frenchman to prove that Descartes died of natural causes—lest the “murder” in Lutheran Sweden of France’s great Catholic philosopher trigger colicky French boy-King Louis XIV to reignite that awful War.
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