# A Primer for Forgetting

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- Book: [A Primer for Forgetting](https://www.bookquiver.com/lewis-hyde/a-primer-for-forgetting) ([A Primer for Forgetting.md](https://www.bookquiver.com/lewis-hyde/a-primer-for-forgetting.md))
- Authors: [Lewis Hyde](https://www.bookquiver.com/lewis-hyde)
- Publisher: canongate
- ISBN: 978-17-8689-743-5
- Pages: 1
- Published: 2019-07-04
- Language: en_GB
- Binding: Softcover

## Description

A playful and melancholy defense of forgetfulness by exploring the healing effect it can have on the human psyche, from the author of The Gift