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A History of Reading
Alberto Manguel
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A History of Reading
Alberto Manguel
This history of reading goes from the earliest examples of the clay tablets and cuneiform of ancient Mesopotamia and Egypt to today's digital revolution. It argues that it is the demands of the reader, acting alongside the will of the writer, that is the evolutionary motor of literary genres.
384 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 21, 1997 |
| ISBN13 | 9780006546818 |
| Publishers | HarperCollins Publishers |
| Pages | 384 |
| Dimensions | 166 × 232 × 25 mm · 402 g |
| Language | English |
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