A Load of Shit

By John Berger

"What makes shit such a universal joke is that it's an unmistakable reminder of our duality, of our soiled nature and of our will to glory. It is the ultimate l se-majest ".

John Berger's essay begins by describing the experience of burying a year's worth of his household's excrement. What follows is an extended reflection--at once philosophically detached and profoundly engaged with the inescapable stuff of life--on shit as an emblem of what it means to be human: on our simultaneous kinship with and profound difference from all other animals.

Eris Gems make available in the form of beautifully produced saddle-stitched booklets a series of outstanding short works of fiction and non-fiction.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1912475413
• ISBN13: 9781912475414
• Release Date: September 2024
• Publisher: Eris
• Length: 12 Pages
• Weight: 0.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 0.1" x 7.3"