Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions - Couverture souple

Manguel, Alberto

 
9780300244526: Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions
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ISBN 10 : 0300244525 ISBN 13 : 9780300244526
Editeur : Yale University Press, 2019

Synopsis

A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries.

"The author brings a fresh hopefulness to the enterprise of books and reading. Vintage Manguel--a pleasure for his many readers and admirers."--Kirkus Reviews

In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Packing up his enormous, 35,000-volume personal library, choosing which books to keep, store, or cast out, Manguel found himself in deep reverie on the nature of relationships between books and readers, books and collectors, order and disorder, memory and reading. In this poignant and personal reevaluation of his life as a reader, the author illuminates the highly personal art of reading and affirms the vital role of public libraries.

Manguel's musings range widely, from delightful reflections on the idiosyncrasies of book lovers to deeper analyses of historic and catastrophic book events, including the burning of ancient Alexandria's library and contemporary library lootings at the hands of ISIS. With insight and passion, the author underscores the universal centrality of books and their unique importance to a democratic, civilized, and engaged society.

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À propos de l?auteur

Alberto Manguel is a writer, translator, editor, and critic, but would rather define himself as a reader and a lover of books. From 2015 to 2018 he was the director of the National Library of Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, he has since resided in Israel, Argentina, Europe, the South Pacific, and Canada. His previous books include The Library at Night, A Reader on Reading, and Curiosity. He now lives in New York City.

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Éditeur
Yale University Press
Date d'édition
2019
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0300244525
ISBN 13 
9780300244526
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
160
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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