Don't hope to get rid of books (Umberto Eco)
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History of reading

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History of reading
14.99 €
When and where did letters first appear? What is the sweetness of reading? Who taught camels to walk in alphabetical order? Is it true that people were executed for their love of reading? Is reading a passion or a relaxation? The author takes reading as seduction, as rebellion, as obsession and traces the previously untold story of how we progressed from clay tablet to scroll, to codex and eventually to hypertext. An endlessly fascinating, compelling exploration of what it means to be a reader, to understand ourselves through what we read.
Alberto Mangel (b. 1948) is a renowned Canadian cultural historian, writer, and director of the National Library of Argentina. The characters in his fascinating book include writers and philosophers, saints and mere mortals who love reading and books.
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