Publisher's Synopsis
Essay by Michel Serres, one of the most brilliant French thinkers, composed as a list of all the "old curses". Formerly Everything Was Better recounts the sufferings of the past to relativize and ridicule our incessant complaints. For pessimists and grumps it will be a good remedy and for optimists a simple confirmation that everything is not so bad. It also allows us to put things into perspective by discovering that our view of the world is greatly influenced by where we are.
