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    The Modern Man: A philosophical divagation about the evil banality of daily acts
    The Modern Man: A philosophical divagation about the evil banality of daily acts
    The Modern Man: A philosophical divagation about the evil banality of daily acts
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    The Modern Man: A philosophical divagation about the evil banality of daily acts

    By Cristiane Serruya

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    The modern state of man, his thoughts, feelings, and life are dissected by the author in a direct, sensible, and poetic style.


    A contemporary text about the human anguishes and desires, needs and projects, dreams and utopias, which leads the reader to rethink his daily acts.


     


    Foreword by Carla Francalanci, PhD by Boston University


     


     


    Awards received:


    Gold Medal - Literary Classics International Book Awards for Special Interest - Inspirational / Motivational, 2013; 


    Bronze Medal - Literary AwardsReaders' Favorite International Book Award for Short Story - Non Fiction, 2013;


    Honors - Law School, PUC-RJ, 1988.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherBetween the Pages
    Release dateJun 1, 2013
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      The Modern Man - Cristiane Serruya

      The Modern Man

      A philosophical divagation about the evil banality of daily acts

      Cristiane Serruya

      All rights reserved. No part of this text may be reproduced, transmitted, downloaded, decompiled, in any form or by any means, whether electronic or mechanical, without the express written permission of the author.

      ISBN-13: 978-1489524553

      ISBN-10: 148952455X

      © 1988 by Cristiane Serruya

      © 2016 by Cristiane Serruya

      Foreword by Carla Francalanci © Cristiane Serruya

      Cover by Renata Fontanive © Cristiane Serruya

      1st edition published in 2013. 4th edition reviewed in 2016.

      Contents

      Awards

      Praise for The Modern Man

      Praise for Cristiane Serruya

      1. Foreword

      2. Before, a word.

      3. THE MODERN MAN

      4. A Small Story and Acknowledgments

      5. A Note from the Author

      6. About Hannah Arendt

      7. About Cristiane Serruya

      8. Also by Cristiane Serruya

      9. About Carla Francalanci

      O HOMEM MODERNO

      O HOMEM MODERNO

      1. Prefácio

      2. Antes, uma palavra.

      3. O HOMEM MODERNO

      4. Agradecimentos e uma pequena história

      5. Sobre Hannah Arendt

      6. Sobre Cristiane Serruya

      7. Sobre Carla Francalanci

      Awards

      The Modern Man was awarded with the highest grade and Honors at the Law School of Pontifícia Universidade Católica do Rio de Janeiro, on November 1988, on the subject Ethics. It was originally written in Portuguese when the author was eighteen years old.

      There were also granted to this work the following awards:

      ~ September 2013 - Bronze Medal in the category Non-fiction - Short-story; "Readers’ Favorite International Book Award", Miami, USA;

      ~ September 2013 - Book Award Finalist Medal in the category of Non-Fiction - Short-story - Religion/Philosophy; "Readers’ Favorite International Book Award", Miami, USA;

      ~ October 2013 - Gold Medal in the category of Inspirational - Motivational for Young Adults granted by the prestigious institution "Literary Classic International Book Award and Review", South Dakota, USA.

      The prestigious Literary Classics strives through well-crafted literature to foster creative thinking, improve cognitive skills, and help achieve a greater understanding of people and the world around us, among many other things.

      Cristiane considers it a great honor to bear not only their seal of approval but a Gold Medal in the Inspirational/Motivational for YA category, especially because she didn’t enroll The Modern Man in this contest, having been appointed by a member of the Jury, totally unknown to her and with whom she’d have an immense pleasure and interest to meet, not only to deepen the discussion on the matter, but thank her/him personally, what she already does through these lines.

      Praise for The Modern Man

      There is no lengthy discussion nor is there an attempt to explain man's nature here, but the effect is perhaps more intriguing...one is forced to confront one’s self upon reading it. ~ Maria Beltran, Readers’ Favorite

      A gem hidden for so long. Exceptional. ~ Helio Rezende

      …the message you might harvest from this sensitive work will stay with you for a very long time. ~ Michael McManus, Readers’ Favorite

      Buy it, keep it and never let it go. ~ Svetlana

      "‘The Modern Man’ is very short…but you will need some time to think about it...the perfect length to get the thoughts across and to leave the reader thinking on his or her own." ~ Kim Anisi, Readers’ Favorite

      This book will make you stop and think. ~

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