

Packing My Library
An Elegy and Ten Digressions
Author: Alberto Manguel
Narrator: James Cameron Stewart
Unabridged: 3 hr 55 min
Format: Digital Audiobook Download
Publisher: Tantor Media
Published: 03/20/2018
Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, Literary Criticism
Synopsis
Manguel's musings range widely, from delightful reflections on the idiosyncrasies of book lovers to deeper analyses of historic and catastrophic book events, including the burning of ancient Alexandria's library and contemporary library lootings at the hands of ISIS. With insight and passion, the author underscores the universal centrality of books and their unique importance to a democratic, civilized, and engaged society.