The Library at Night
Alberto Manguel • Yale University Press • ISBN-13 978‑0300145212
The Library at Night
Alberto Manguel • Yale University Press
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ISBN-10: 0300145217 · ISBN-13: 978‑0300145212 · 2008 · 1st Edition
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Alberto Manguel explores the profound architecture of the private library, reflecting on the human impulse to organize knowledge and preserve the written word. Through a blend of personal memoir and historical inquiry, the author examines the symbolic and physical spaces that house our collective memory. This meditation serves as both a tribute to the act of reading and a philosophical investigation into the significance of the library as a sanctuary for the mind.
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