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Into the looking-glass wood / by Alberto Manguel.

By:

Manguel, Alberto

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: Toronto : Knopf Canada , 1998.Description: 272 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:

9780156012652

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DDC classification:

814.54 MAN

LOC classification:

PN75.M23 A25 1998

Summary: This collection of 23 personal stories and literary reflections celebrates writing, books, and the world. Self-confessed bibliophile and prolific author Manguel explores the connections that bind the physical world to the language that describes it. Manguel includes essays on such diverse subjects as "Borges in Love," a memoir of the great Argentine writer; the author's encounters with prejudice; politics in Argentina; and the revolutionary Che Guevara. Particularly interesting are his insights into Argentina's political history, recounted in "God's Spies." Here he points out how the writing of horrific acts shows them to be conquerable and demystifies them. In another essay, he tells of his first experiences with reading and the profound influence books have had on his life. Manguel's intricate knowledge of books shines through as do his humor and scholarship.

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Item type	Current library	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Libro - Monografía	Biblioteca Pública de San Miguel de Allende, A.C.	814.54 MAN (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		067041

This collection of 23 personal stories and literary reflections celebrates writing, books, and the world. Self-confessed bibliophile and prolific author Manguel explores the connections that bind the physical world to the language that describes it. Manguel includes essays on such diverse subjects as "Borges in Love," a memoir of the great Argentine writer; the author's encounters with prejudice; politics in Argentina; and the revolutionary Che Guevara. Particularly interesting are his insights into Argentina's political history, recounted in "God's Spies." Here he points out how the writing of horrific acts shows them to be conquerable and demystifies them. In another essay, he tells of his first experiences with reading and the profound influence books have had on his life. Manguel's intricate knowledge of books shines through as do his humor and scholarship.

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