Why Life Speeds Up As You Get Older：How Memory Shapes our Past

Isittrue,asthenovelistCeesNooteboomoncewrote,that'Memoryislikeadogthatliesdownwhereitpleases'?Wheredothelong,lazysummersofourchildhoodgo?Whyisitthataswegrowoldertimeseemstocondense,speedup,eludeus,whileinoldagesignificanteventsfromourdistantpastcanseemasvividandrealaswhathappenedyesterday?Inthisenchantingandthoughtfulbook,DouweDraaisma,authoroftheinternationallyacclaimedMetaphorsofMemory,exploresthenatureofautobiographicalmemory.Applyingauniqueblendofscholarship,poeticsensibilityandkeenobservationhetacklessuchextraordinaryphenomenaasdéjà-vu,near-deathexperiences,thememoryfeatsofidiot-savantsandtheeffectsofextremetraumaonmemoryrecall.Raisingalmostasmanyquestionsasitanswers,thisfascinatingbookwillnotfailtotouchyouatthesametimeasiteducatesandentertains.