A lively and relevant test, well built and very well written, showing how Montaigne is our contemporary, how much reading is now more healthy than ever. The author - whose historical scholarship seems impressive - takes us back to Montaigne's time to help us understand it, but also did a lot of links with contemporary thinkers to better reflect the current nature of his reflections. A stimulating reading for all friends of Bordeaux magistrate who claimed "not to be a philosopher."