Sunday, February 24, 2008

NPR interviews Eric Wilson Arguing the Upside of Being Down

From NPR News- Allthings Considered


Ken Bennett interviews
Eric G. Wilson, author of Against Happiness, argues for the vital need for sadness in the world. Wake Forest University

All Things Considered, February 11, 2008 · Author Eric G. Wilson has come to realize he was born to the blues, and he has made peace with his melancholy state.

But it took some time, as he writes in his new book, a polemic titled Against Happiness: In Praise of Melancholy.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=18885211&sc=nl&cc=es-20080224

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