Book summaryEntertaining essays by Anne Fadiman about the joys of books and reading. Some of the joys are rather curious ones, but Fadiman writes about them with humor and self-deprecation, and always with grace and style. Media reviews"A terribly entertaining collection of personal essays about books, reading, language, and the endearing pathologies of those who love books." |
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Readerby FADIMAN, Anne
Book description: NY:: Farrar, Straus and Giroux,. Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1998. Hardcover. 0374148600 . First edition. Fine in a near fine dust jacket. ; 162 pages .
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