A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
by Manguel, Alberto
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 0374247420
- ISBN 13
- 9780374247423
- Seller
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Amherst, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Synopsis
Internationally acclaimed as an anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist and editor, Alberto Manguel is the author of several award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading . He was born in Buenos Aires, became a Canadian citizen in 1982, and now lives in France, where he was named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. His most recent book is Stevenson Under the Palm Trees .
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- Bookseller
- B-Line Books (CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 44426
- Title
- A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books
- Author
- Manguel, Alberto
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0374247420
- ISBN 13
- 9780374247423
- Publisher
- Farrar, Straus and Giroux
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2004
- Keywords
- 0374247420
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- Books;
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