The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel
Illuminating the mysteries of libraries, the author ponders the doomed library of Alexandria as well as the personal libraries of Charles Dickens and Jorge Luis Borges. He recounts stories of people who have struggled against tyranny to preserve freedom of thought - the Afghani bookseller who kept his store open through decades of unrest.
Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, and editor, and the author of several award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading. A native of Buenos Aires, he lives in France.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780300139143 |
| ISBN 10 | 0300139144 |
| Title | The Library at Night |
| Author | Alberto Manguel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Yale University Press |
| Year published | 2008-03-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Prizes | Runner-up for IndieFab awards (Architecture) 2008 |
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