Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

From the acclaimed, award-winning author: Why are books so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives--our own personal libraries--make of us? What does the unraveling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us?

The stories in Ali Smith's new collection are about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, change us, challenge us, banish time while making us older, wiser and ageless all at once; how they remind us to pay attention to the world we make.

Woven between the stories are conversations with writers and readers reflecting on the essential role that libraries have played in their lives. At a time when public libraries around the world face threats of cuts and closures, this collection stands as a work of literary activism--and as a wonderful read from one of our finest authors.

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ISBN 13	9781101973042
ISBN 10	1101973048
Title	Public Library and Other Stories
Author	Ali Smith
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Random House USA Inc
Year published	2016-10-04
Number of pages	240
Cover note	Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.