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Original Essays | September 23, 2009

Jonathan Lethem: IMG Stops: On Those Things My New Novel Forgot to Be About, Maybe

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For me, there's a weird, unfathomable gulf — I almost wrote gulp — between the completion of a novel and its publication. Some days this duration feels interminable, as though the book has... Continue »
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    Chronic City

    Jonathan Lethem
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A history of reading

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"'We read searchingly, like trackers, oblivious of our surroundings. We read distractedly, skipping pages.... We read in gusts of sudden pleasure.' Thus, the Argentine-born, now Canadian, author in his learned, enchanting, discursive essay on the mysteries of reading. Among the chapter titles of this enticing book we find 'Metaphors of Reading,' 'The Author as Reader,' and 'The Symbolic Reader.' Erudition and memoir are beautifully wed in this stimulating and provocative book." Reviewed by Daniel Weiss, Virginia Quarterly Review (Copyright 2006 Virginia Quarterly Review)

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 323-353) and index.
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migdali, January 20, 2007 (view all comments by migdali)
Although the title lives up to its promise as being a historical record of reading, it also a very personal and loving account of reading. Manguel is a very languid writer which made this a very relaxing read while still being very informative.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780670843022
Publisher:
Viking Adult
Location:
New York, N.Y. :
Author:
Manguel, Alberto
Subject:
Books and reading
Subject:
Books and reading -- History.
Subject:
General History
Edition Number:
1st American ed.
Series Volume:
96-27
Publication Date:
19960901
Binding:
Hardback
Grade Level:
General/trade
Illustrations:
Yes
Pages:
384
Dimensions:
6.90 x 9.54 x 1.35 in 1.84 lb
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