A History of Reading

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Flamingo - HarperCollins, 1997 - Books and reading - 372 pages
A History of Reading is a wonderful celebration of the one invention that has done most for the human race. From clay tablets to CD-ROM, from book thieves to book burners, bibliophiles, book fools and saints, noted essayist Alberto Manguel follows the quirky and passionate 4000-year-old history of the written word whose true hero is the reader. For those who love reading, this, at long last, is their story.

About the author (1997)

Alberto Manguel is the author of "A History of Reading" and (with Gianni Guadalupi) of "The Dictionary of Imaginery Places". His novel "News from a Foreign Country Came" won the McKitterick prize in 1992.

Bibliographic information

TitleA History of Reading
AuthorAlberto Manguel
Edition2, illustrated, reprint
PublisherFlamingo - HarperCollins, 1997
ISBN0006546811, 9780006546818
Length372 pages
  
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