Recensione:
"Reading the Diary is a perfect tonic for our hurried, over-stressed lives. And once you have closed the covers on Manguel’s 12 literary months, you’ll wish you could return for 12 more."
—Toronto Star
"A celebration of the joys to be garnered between the covers of books, and a candid commentary on the countless surprises of daily life. A Reading Diary is a book lover’s delight. It demands a sequel."
—The London Free Press
"Manguel . . . is an amiable, warm-hearted companion, sharing views of literature, words sketches of friends, list of likes and dislikes, all spiced up with unexpected insights into books and life."
—The Edmonton Journal
"Alberto Manguel has probably read more widely than almost anyone else now alive. Among English speakers, perhaps only Harold Bloom, George Steiner and Guy Davenport may outclass him — and they are all 20 years his senior, and long-time university teachers, to boot: In short, Manguel’s approach to books remains resolutely that of an amateur, one who loves with the pure joy sometimes denied the more scholarly."
—The Globe and Mail
"The chance to eavesdrop on his raw reflections on some of his favourite books is a rare treat."
—The Telegram
"One of the wonderful things about A Reading Diary is that it urges, even demands, that the reader make up his own list of 10 or 12 books worthy of rereading."
—The Telegram
"Manguel makes wonderful connections between his chosen texts and a host of others. He’s also a playful reader, enjoying the ways different writers use words to explore a host of different ideas, emotions, and passions, while trying to help his own readers find their own special and unique connections to books."
—Quill & Quire
"A Reading Diary is an utterly seductive book, the kind of book that lovers will want to read aloud to one another, that friends will quote back and forth."
—The Calgary Herald
"Elegantly elliptical and wryly contemporary...thoughtful and joyfully postmodern... Manguel’s exquisitely distilled style and gentle humility are pure pleasure. His diary is a gold mine of the unexpected, and his companionable, deeply cultivated persona will entrance all those who love to read and to ponder."
—Publishers Weekly, starred review
Praise for Alberto Manguel:
"Manguel is not only a gentleman and a scholar but a gentleman as a scholar, offering constellations of connected readings and insights with grace, humour and tact."
—The New Yorker
"It is almost startling, on the brink of the millennium, to discover a writer who believes in literature so thoroughly."
—The Times Literary Supplement
From the Hardcover edition.
L'autore:
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.
From the Hardcover edition.
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