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A Reader on Reading by Alberto Manguel
Category: Languages and Reference
In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called 'the Casanova of reading', argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. "We come into the world intent on finding narrative in everything", writes Manguel, "landscape, the skies, t ...Show more
A Reader on Reading by Alberto Manguel
Category: Culture
In this major collection of his essays, Alberto Manguel, whom George Steiner has called 'the Casanova of reading', argues that the activity of reading, in its broadest sense, defines our species. 'We come into the world intent on finding narrative in everything', writes Manguel, 'landscape, the skies, t ...Show more
A Reading Diary by Alberto Manguel
Category: Culture
While travelling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading (Goethe's Elective Affinities) seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world he was living in. An article in the daily paper would be suddenly illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be promp ...Show more
A Reading Diary : A Year of Favourite Books by Alberto Manguel
Category: Languages and Reference
While travelling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading seemed to reflect the world he was living in. An article in the daily paper would be suddenly illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record o ...Show more
A Room Full of Toys by Alberto Manguel
Category: unmapped
"Toys" is a journey through the world of toys and the children's rooms that were their home, from the late 19th century to the present day. Presented in settings built specially for the project, more than 500 toys from the renowned collection at the Musee des Arts Decoratifs, become actors in sketches t ...Show more
All Men Are Liars by Alberto Manguel (transl. by Miranda Frances)
Category: Fiction
Where can you find truth in a world that is so thoroughly ruled by lies? That is the question tackled by the investigation of a French journalist who endeavours to shed light on the enigma of an unexplained death: that of the brilliant South American writer Alejandro Bevilacqua, found lying on his balco ...Show more
Curiosity by Alberto Manguel
Category: Philosophy and Religion
Curiosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse that drives our knowledge forward and the temptation that leads us toward dangerous and forbidden waters. The question "Why?" has appeared under a multiplicity of guises and in vastly different contexts throughout the chapters of human history. Why ...Show more
Curiosity by Alberto Manguel
Category: Philosophy and Religion
An eclectic history of human curiosity, a great feast of ideas, and a memoir of a reading life from an internationally celebrated reader and thinkerCuriosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse that drives our knowledge forward and the temptation that leads us toward dangerous and forbidden wa ...Show more
Encounters: 100 Artists, Writers and Thinkers by Alberto Manguel
Category: Art and Design
This visual history takes us through a classic assemblage of famous personalities from the worlds of literature, photography, art, politics and film.
Fabulous Monsters: Dracula, Alice, Sup.. by Alberto Manguel
Category: Languages and Reference
Charmingly written in his signature engaging erudite style, Alberto Manguel examines how literary characters can have changing identities, and can suddenly shift from behind their conventional stories to teach us about the complexities of love, loss, and life.In this personal reckoning with his favorite ...Show more