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by Alberto Manguel

This work explores the 6,000-year history of reading and the relationship between the reader and the text. It traces the evolution of the written word from clay tablets to digital media, analysing reading as an act of personal and social significance.

Accession 26975 ISBN 0002550067 Publisher HarperCollins
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