Papyrus: THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER - Couverture souple

Vallejo, Irene

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 152934400X ISBN 13 : 9781529344004

Editeur : Hodder Paperbacks, 2023

Synopsis

The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and reading

A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BRITISH ACADEMY BOOK PRIZE 2023

'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES
'A literary phenomenon.' TLS
'Masterly.' ECONOMIST
'Mindboggling' TELEGRAPH

Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back.

In Papyrus, celebrated classicist Irene Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival. This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania - from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford.

An international bestseller, Papyrus brings the ancient world to life and celebrates the enduring power of the written word.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Irene Vallejo is a classicist and the global bestselling author of Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World. She earned her European Doctorate from the Universities of Zaragoza and Florence and is a regular columnist for El País, El Espectador, and La Nación. Papyrus has sold more than a million copies worldwide and has been translated into forty languages. It was awarded the National Essay Prize in Spain, the Prix Livre de Poche in France, and the Wenjin Book Award in China, among other prizes. Irene is also the author of two children's books, two novels, and three collections of essays, articles, and short fiction.

À propos de la quatrième de couverture

An enthralling 6,000-year journey through the history of books and reading. An international bestseller.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Hodder Paperbacks
• Date d'édition: 2023
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 152934400X
• ISBN 13: 9781529344004
• Reliure: Broché
• Numéro d'édition: 1
• Nombre de pages: 464
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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