· Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions is a loosely arranged collection of small essays triggered by this change in his relationship to his books, and — because a library is . · Departing from Walter Benjamin’s famed essay on “unpacking the library,” Manguel writes of the heartbreaking challenge of boxing up the 35, volumes he housed in the Loire Valley of France, “a fantastic creature made up of the several libraries built up and then abandoned, over and over again, throughout my life.”. Packing my Library is somewhat of a sequel to Manguel’s beautiful Library at Night, though instead of celebrating his wonderful library in the countryside in France, we are faced with its dismantlement. We see Manguel make sense of the forced loss of his wonderful 35, volume library as he likewise wrestles with the inevitability of aging and decline/5.
A best-selling author and world-renowned bibliophile meditates on his vast personal library and champions the vital role of all librariesIn June Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France's Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan's Upper West Side. Packing up his enormous, 35,†'volume personal library. Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions - Kindle edition by Manguel, Alberto. Download it once and read it on your Kindle device, PC, phones or tablets. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions. Hear Alberto Manguel describe the personal crisis he experienced packing up his collection of books. "You put things away in boxes. Sometimes at night they come back to you, but for the most part.
Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions is a loosely arranged collection of small essays triggered by this change in his relationship to his books, and — because a library is always a. “Packing My Library [alternates] intimate chapters that make up an ‘elegy’ for his library with 10 masterly digressions on his life as a reader and lover of books Manguel’s intellect and enthusiasm are on full display as he cites a dazzling number of books in many languages, dilating on an astounding number of topics.”—Ernest Hilbert, Wall Street Journal. bltadwin.ru: Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions () by Manguel, Alberto and a great selection of similar New, Used and Collectible Books available now at great prices.
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