September's Creativity Book Club at Fable

Join us for a stimulating conversation with your lovely book club host, Rafa, and others interested in creativity and art. Come for dinner and natural wine, stay for the conversation and new friendships.

An exploration into the curation of the self in Western civilization from Da Vinci to Kim Kardashian.
In a technologically-saturated era where nearly everything can be effortlessly and digitally reproduced, we're all hungry to carve out our own unique personalities, our own bespoke personae, to stand out and be seen. As the forces of social media and capitalism collide, and individualism becomes more important than ever across a wide array of industries, "branding ourselves" or actively defining our selves for others has become the norm. Yet, this phenomenon is not new. In Self-Made, Tara Isabella Burton shows us how we arrived at this moment of fervent personal-branding.
As attitudes towards religion, politics and society evolved, our sense of self did as well, moving from a collective to individual mindset. Through a series of chronological biographical essays on famous (and infamous) "self-creators" in the modern Western world, from the Renassiance to the Enlightenment to modern capitalism and finally to our present moment of mass media, Burton examines the theories and forces behind our never-ending need to curate ourselves. Through a vivid cast of characters and an engaging mix of cultural and historical commentary, we learn how the personal brand has come to be.

This book is available at Fable. From September 1-7th, a limited amount of books have been set aside for our book club registrants to purchase. Simply purchase your ticket, pop into the store and show your confirmation to a member of the team. Please note we only have a limited amount available - so first come, first serve!

Fable - Cafe, Coffee, English Books, Rua dos Prazeres 10A, Lisbon, 1200-820

Fable is a wellness cafe and English bookshop in Lisbon. We offer colorful, wholesome meals, specialty coffee, natural wine, cold-pressed juice and a thoughtfully curated selection of both fiction and non-fiction books in English. We also host a medley of events and workshops, usually focused on creativity, wellness, book launch parties, and community gatherings.

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