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Title: Browse
Condition: New
EAN: 9781782272960
ISBN: 9781782272960
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Format: Paperback
Release Date: 08/11/2018
Language: English
Item Height: 198mm
Item Length: 129mm
Author: Andrey Kurkov, Michael Dirda, Iain Sinclair, Ian Sansom, Ali Smith, Pankaj Mishra, Alaa Al Aswany, Yiyun Li, Daniel Kehlmann, Dorthe Nors, Juan Gabriel Vásquez, Saša Stanišic, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Stefano Benni
Subtitle: Love Letters to Bookshops Around the World
ISBN-10: 1782272968
Description: A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic. In Browse Henry Hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to reveal their favourite bookshops, each conjuring a specific time and place.Ali Smith chronicles the secrets and personal stories hidden within the pages of secondhand books; Alaa Al Aswany tells of the Cairo bookshop where revolutionaries gathered during the 2011 uprisings; Elif Shafak evokes the bookstores of Istanbul, their chaos and diversity, their aroma of tobacco and coffee. Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor recalls the quandary of choosing just one book at a favourite childhood store in Nairobi, while Iain Sinclair shares his grief on witnessing a beloved old haunt close down. Others explore bookshops they have stumbled upon, adored and become addicted to, from Delhi to Bogotá.These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell.Contributors include:Alaa Al Aswany (Egypt)Stefano Benni (Italy)Michael Dirda (USA)Daniel Kehlmann (Germany)Andrey Kurkov (Ukraine)Yiyun Li (China)Pankaj Mishra (India)Dorthe Nors (Denmark)Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor (Kenya)Elif Shafak (Turkey)Ian Sansom (UK)Iain Sinclair (UK)Ali Smith (UK)Sasa Stanisic (Germany/Bosnia)Juan Gabriel Vásquez (Colombia)
Country/Region of Manufacture: GB
Genre: Literary Criticism
Translator: Various
Contributor: Various (Translated by)
Release Year: 2018

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