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Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions

作者 Alberto Manguel##
出版社 YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
商品描述 Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions:Abest-sellingauthorandworld-renownedbibliophilemeditatesonhisvastpersonallibraryandchampionsthevitalroleofalll

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

作者介紹

作者介紹 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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書名 / Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions
作者 / Alberto Manguel##
簡介 / Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions:Abest-sellingauthorandworld-renownedbibliophilemeditatesonhisvastpersonallibraryandchampionsthevitalroleofalll
出版社 / YALE UNIVERSITY PRESS
ISBN13 / 9780300244526
ISBN10 / 0300244525
EAN / 9780300244526
誠品26碼 / 2681773334004
頁數 / 160
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裝訂 / P:平裝
語言 / 3:英文
尺寸 / 20.3X12.7X1.3CM
級別 / N:無

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