A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Moving from the Loire Valley to a small New York apartment forced Alberto Manguel to whittle down his 35,000-piece personal library, catalysing serious consideration of reading, memory and the shifting relationship between a person and their books. Also considers book tragedies across history, such as the burning of Alexandria's library and ISIS's library lootings.
A BBC Radio 4 Book of the Week. Moving from the Loire Valley to a small New York apartment forced Alberto Manguel to whittle down his 35,000-piece personal library, catalysing serious consideration of reading, memory and the shifting relationship between a person and their books. Also considers book tragedies across history, such as the burning of Alexandria's library and ISIS's library lootings.Hinweis: Dieser Artikel kann nur an eine deutsche Lieferadresse ausgeliefert werden.
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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