Alberto manguel, that great scholar of books and reading, charms in this new book, the library at night, a guided tour of the history of libraries, both public and private. If, as manguel writes, the library in the morning suggests an echo of the severe and reasonably wishful order of the world, the library at night seems to rejoice in the worlds essential, joyful muddle. Packing my library an elegy and ten digressions alberto manguel. Upon entering the exhibition, visitors step into a recreation of manguel s own library. The main characters of this writing, books about books story are. The library at night begins with the design and construction of alberto manguel s own library at his house in epub western france a process that raises puzzling questions about his past and his reading habits, as well as broader ones about the nature of categories, catalogues, architecture and identity. Oct, 2016 if, as manguel writes, the library in the morning suggests an echo of the severe and reasonably wishful order of the world, the library at night seems to rejoice in the worlds essential, joyful muddle.
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