Author: Bernd Brunner
Publisher: Acantilado
ISBN: 9788419036919
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 152
Dimensions: 13 x 21 cm
Language: Spanish
We spend a third of our lives lying down: sleeping, dreaming, loving, reading, or recovering. Beyond representing passivity and laziness, the act of resting while lying down can constitute a form of protest: an opportunity to reorganize our thoughts in a world governed by the incessant demand for productivity. Bernd Brunner invites us to rediscover the power of horizontality through highly entertaining and unusual stories such as the origin of the mattress, ways of resting in the distant Stone Age, the importance of the couch in Sigmund Freud's consulting room, and the latest discoveries about sleep. Living Horizontally is a fascinating contribution to cultural history that will surprise both laymen and those initiated in the underrated art of lying down.
