About the book
'This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ
‘Lucid, funny and fascinating’ ADAM BUXTON
The tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist.
You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate.
Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means — and asks if the modern idea of genius is distorting our view of the world.
'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' OLIVER BURKEMAN
‘A provocative, witty book’ TLS
Editions of Genius Myth
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9781787333246
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781529967661
- EBook
- ISBN 9781529921694
Read an Excerpt
'This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ
‘Lucid, funny and fascinating’ ADAM BUXTON
The tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist.
You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate.
Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means — and asks if the modern idea of genius is distorting our view of the world.
'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' OLIVER BURKEMAN
‘A provocative, witty book’ TLS
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'This is the book we need right now' CAROLINE CRIADO PEREZ
‘Lucid, funny and fascinating’ ADAM BUXTON
The tech disruptor. The tortured poet. The rebellious scientist. The monstrous artist.
You can tell what a society values by who it labels as a genius. You can also tell who it excludes, who it enables, and what it is prepared to tolerate.
Taking us from the Renaissance Florence of Leonardo da Vinci to the Floridian rocket launches of Elon Musk’s SpaceX, Helen Lewis unravels a word that we all use — without really questioning what it means — and asks if the modern idea of genius is distorting our view of the world.
'Brilliant, timely and compulsively readable' OLIVER BURKEMAN
‘A provocative, witty book’ TLS
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Genius Myth?
History and Archaeology > History
Where can I read a sample of Genius Myth?
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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Genius Myth?
Helen Lewis
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Genius Myth is available as hardcover(ISBN 9781787333246) and paperback(ISBN 9781529967661) and ebook(ISBN 9781529921694)
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