Manguel Alberto : History of Reading

Manguel Alberto : History of Reading Penguin Books Ltd

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Publisher's Synopsis

Presents the stories of book thieves, book burners, censors, anarchists, women of eleventh century Japan who had to invent their own reading material, and African American slaves who were forbidden to read under penalty of death.

Book information

ISBN: 9780140166545
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Imprint: Penguin Books Ltd
Pub date:
DEWEY: 418.409
Language: English
Number of pages: 372
Weight: 503g
Height: 227mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 25mm