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Author
Publisher
Harper Perennial
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First Harper Perennial paperback edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 175 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"A compilation of pieces about literature--age-old classics as well as his own--that presents a unique look into his literary origins and influences, the books that shaped his taste and formed his ideas about writing and reading"--
Author
Publisher
HarperLuxe, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2018]
Edition
First HarperLuxe edition.
Physical Desc
xviii, 218 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chabon asks why anyone would write an introduction or, for that matter, read one. His answer is simple and simultaneously profound: 'a hope of bringing pleasure for the reader.' Likewise, afterwords--they are all about the 'pure love' of a work of art that has inspired, awakened, transformed the reader. Ultimately, as readers make their way through these pages, an argument emerges about the profound interrelation between reading and writing, and...