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All his life, Alberto Manguel has turned to books, so it's not surprising that on a trip through Canada the writer and scholar began to see affinities between the book open before him and the world around him. An article in the daily paper would be suddenly illuminated by a passage in the book; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record of these moments, rereading a book a month, and forming a reading diary: a volume of notes, reflections, impressions of travel, of friends, of events public and private, all ellicited by his reading. From Don Quixote (August) to The Island of Dr. Moreau (February) to Kim (April), Manguel leads us on an enthralling adventure in literature and life, and demonstrates how, for the passionate reader, the two are inextricably linked.
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"Inspirational and enormously entertaining." (Big Issue)
"Charminly erudite . . . these warm and wise fragments of memoir, observation and meditation all belong in the class of books that readers - and re-readers - aore, rather tahn gate-keeping critics admire. Manguel dives back with infectious delight . . ." (Independent)
"A remarkable achievement. I finished the book with a sense of gratitude to have shared this journey through time in the company of a mind so lively, knowledgeable and sympathetic." (P.D. James)
"Its ebb and flow beautifully celebrate the way the best fiction works: quiety informing, embracing, providing connections and sometimes even changing the way one sees reality." (Metro)
"An elegant, quaint and sensitive meditation on the nature of reading." (Times Literary Supplement)
"Certain to give civilized pleasure." (Observer)
"A love letter written to reading." (George Steiner)
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"Charminly erudite . . . these warm and wise fragments of memoir, observation and meditation all belong in the class of books that readers - and re-readers - aore, rather tahn gate-keeping critics admire. Manguel dives back with infectious delight . . ." (Independent)
"A remarkable achievement. I finished the book with a sense of gratitude to have shared this journey through time in the company of a mind so lively, knowledgeable and sympathetic." (P.D. James)
"Its ebb and flow beautifully celebrate the way the best fiction works: quiety informing, embracing, providing connections and sometimes even changing the way one sees reality." (Metro)
"An elegant, quaint and sensitive meditation on the nature of reading." (Times Literary Supplement)
"Certain to give civilized pleasure." (Observer)
"A love letter written to reading." (George Steiner)
Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires and currently lives in France. His books include the prize-winning The Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading.
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- PublisherPicador USA
- Publication date2005
- ISBN 10 0312424450
- ISBN 13 9780312424459
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages205
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