A Fresh New Translation Of Michel De Montaignes Most Profound, Searching Essays, With An Introduction From Yiyun Li, Author Of The Book Of Goosethis Gift-worthy Collection Of 16 Essays By The Father Of The Essay Is A Short, Accessible Introduction To His Work, Offering A Fascinating Glimpse Inside A Great Renaissance Mindi Myself Am The Subject Of My Book. So Wrote Montaigne In The Introductory Note To His Essays, The Book That Marked The Birth Of The Modern Essay Works Of Probing Intelligence And Idiosyncratic Observation, Montaigne Moved From Intimate Personal Observation To Roving Theories Of The Conduct Of Kings And Cannibals, The Effects Of Sorrow And Fear, And The Fallibility Of Human Memory And Judgement.this New Selection Of Montaignes 16 Most Ingenious Essays Appears In A Lucid New Translation By The Prize-winning David Coward. What Do I Know?