Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9781684513819)

Learn how Eric Metaxas became the thought leader he is today. Now in paperback!

What Happens When One of America's Most Admired Biographers Writes His Own Biography?

For Eric Metaxas, the answer is Fish Out of Water: A Search for the Meaning of Life--a poetic and sometimes hilarious memoir of his early years, in which the Queens-born son of Greek and German immigrants struggles to make sense of a world in which he never quite seems to fit.

Renowned for his biographies of William Wilberforce, Dietrich Bonhoeffer, and Martin Luther, Metaxas is the author of five New York Times bestsellers, the witty host of the acclaimed Socrates in the City conversation series, and a nationally syndicated radio personality. But here he reveals a personal story few have heard, taking us from his mostly happy childhood--and riotous triumphs at Yale--to the nightmare of drifting toward a dark abyss of meaninglessness from which he barely escapes.

Along the way he introduces us to an unforgettable troupe of picaresque characters who join this quintessentially first-generation American boy in what is both bildungsroman and odyssey--and which underscores just how funny, serious, happy, sad, and ultimately meaningful life can be.

Author: Eric Metaxas
ISBN-10: 1684513812
ISBN-13: 9781684513819
Publisher: Salem Books
Language: English
Published: 03/07/2023
Pages: 416
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.44lbs
Size: 8.25h x 5.50w x 0.64d