Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions

by Alberto Manguel

Book Overview

A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all libraries.

"The author brings a fresh hopefulness to the enterprise of books and reading. Vintage Manguel--a pleasure for his many readers and admirers."--Kirkus Reviews

In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0300219334
• ISBN13: 9780300219333
• Release Date: March 2018
• Publisher: Yale University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.2" x 8.0"