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Literature & Fiction

Cultural Heritage

Public Library and Other Stories

Public Library and Other Stories

Why are books so very powerful? What do the books weâ€™ve read over our livesâ€”our own personal librariesâ€”make of us? What does the unraveling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us?

The stories in Ali Smithâ€™s new collection are about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, change us, challenge us, banish time while making us older, wiser and ageless all at once; how they remind us to pay attention to the world we make.

Woven between the stories are conversations with writers and readers reflecting on the essential role that libraries have played in their lives. At a time when public libraries around the world face threats of cuts and closures, this collection stands as a work of literary activismâ€”and as a wonderful read from one of our finest authors.
Country USA
Brand Anchor Books
Manufacturer Anchor
Binding Paperback
Color White
ReleaseDate 2016-10-04
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781101973042

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