Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions

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2019
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A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile reflects on his own library and champions the vital role of all libraries

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A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile reflects on his own library and champions the vital role of all libraries

$15.11

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Format: Paperback
Pages: 160
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 11 Jun 2019
ISBN 10: 0300244525
ISBN 13: 9780300244526

Author Bio

Alberto Manguel is a writer, translator, editor, and critic, but would rather define himself as a reader and a lover of books. From 2015 to 2018 he was the director of the National Library of Argentina. Born in Buenos Aires, he has since resided in Israel, Argentina, Europe, the South Pacific, and Canada. His previous books include The Library at Night, A Reader on Reading, and Curiosity. He now lives in New York City.