first american edition.
introduction by gustave thibon. translated by arthur wills.
new york: g.p. putnam's sons. 5.5 x 8.25 inches. hardcover. bound in paper-covered boards. book condition: lightest toning. owner's signature. near fine. jacket condition: light shelf-wear. unclipped ($3.50) near fine.
second printing, 1952.
one of weil's most influential works, written in 1943 and first published posthumously (like all of her writing) in 1949. weil diagnoses the root causes of the spiritual, cultural, and social malaise afflicting 20th-century civilization, particularly in europe. she identifies uprootedness—the loss of connection to.....