In the Stacks: Short Stories About Libraries and Librarians - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 0715633155 ISBN 13 : 9780715633151

Editeur : Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd, 2006

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

An anthology of short stories in defence of reading by some of the greatest practitioners of the genre, including Isaac Babel, Italo Calvino, Jorge Luis Borges, Alice Munro, Lori Moore and H.H. Munro (Saki). IN THE STACKS, edited by America's leading librarian, is a volume of most unusual stories about that most evocative place: the library. For many writers and bookworms the local public library was the portal the imagination first stepped across. This volume collects the cream of twentieth century short fiction writing about libraries and librarians and the terrors and pleasures contained in books - from Borge's 'The Library of Babel' to John Cheever's 'Trouble of Marcie Flint' and Lorrie Moore's 'Community Life'. Lunacy, love, obsession and the joy of reading are all gathered together in a volume most would agree is long overdue.

Revue de presse

'An enchanting anthology of short stories about libraries and librarians written by a host of well-respected authors' --Los Angeles Times

'The public library is more than a repository of books. It's a mysterious, wondrous place, with the power to change lives... This collection captures the drama lurking in a place that is a sanctuary, as well as a home for revolutionaries' --Chicago Tribune

'An intriguing collection' --Publishers Weekly

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Gerald Duckworth & Co Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2006
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0715633155
• ISBN 13: 9780715633151
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 288
• Éditeur: Cart Michael
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible