Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Hardie Grant Books Alain de Botton uncovers the

Alain de Botton uncovers the mysteries of the human heart

deep love of solitude

the other lives in her shadow

a charismatic intellectual who runs an experimental women-only utopian village in the Kalahari

As he looks back on his life he reflects on his upbringing in Dresden

Leaves of Grass by Walt Whitman Hardie Grant Books Alain de Botton uncovers theI spring from the pages into your arms'Walt Whitman's Leaves of Grass stands as one of the most influential and innovative literary works of the last two hundred years. Widely credited as the originator of free verse in English, Whitman put forward a radical new language of the body, the nation, and same sex love. After the book's initial publication in June 1855, Whitman revised and expanded the project a further seven times, with subsequent editions