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The book delves into Michel de Montaigne's transformative journey after he retired from his role as a magistrate in 1570, prompted by personal losses. Instead of succumbing to despair, he began writing the Essays, a collection of reflections that explore both the profound and trivial aspects of life. Through his writings, Montaigne evolves from contemplating death to embracing life's simple pleasures, finding solace in everyday experiences like human connection, sensory delights, and the companionship of his cat.

In the year 1570, at the age of thirty-seven, Michel de Montaigne gave up his job as a magistrate and retired to his chateau to brood on his own private grief - the deaths of his best friends, his brother, and his first-born child. This title offers a celebration of perhaps one of the most joyful and yet profound of all Renaissance writers.