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portada Una Historia de la Lectura (in Spanish)
Type
Physical Book
Author
Publisher
Category
Historia
Topic
Narrativa
Collection
Humanidades
Year
2013
Language
Spanish
Pages
656
Format
Paperback
ISBN
8420676683
ISBN13
9788420676685
Edited in
España
Edition No.
2013

Una Historia de la Lectura (in Spanish)

Alberto Manguel (Author) · Alianza Editorial · Paperback

Una Historia de la Lectura (in Spanish) - Alberto Manguel

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Synopsis "Una Historia de la Lectura (in Spanish)"

Con un espíritu lúdico que atrapará a todo aficionado al libro y a la lectura, Alberto Manguel traza en esta deliciosa mezcla de psicología, historia, anécdotas, memoria, fantasía, estudios clásicos, etc., un estimulante recorrido por el caprichoso y apasionante laberinto de 6.000 años de palabra escrita. Lectores y experiencias de todos tiempos y lugares nos guían con amenidad a través de " Una historia de la lectura " , precisamente la que Manguel ha sido capaz de articular a partir de su condición de lector ávido e inteligente: san Ambrosio, uno de los primeros en aprender a leer en silencio; Diderot, convencido de las propiedades terapéuticas de las novelas " picantes " ; Borges, que pedía que leyeran para él su madre, sus amigos, quien estuviera a mano; Stevenson, que no quería aprender a leer para no privarse del placer que le producían las lecturas de su niñera...

Alberto Manguel
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Alberto Manguel is a writer, editor, translator, and essayist of Argentine-Canadian descent, born in Buenos Aires on March 13, 1948. Internationally recognized for his profound reflection on reading, books, and libraries, Manguel has dedicated much of his work to exploring the connection between human beings and the written word.

During his youth, he briefly worked as a reader for Jorge Luis Borges, an experience that deeply marked his life and his view of the act of reading. In the 1980s, he moved to Canada, where he became a citizen and developed much of his career as an author. He also lived in other countries, such as France and Germany, and has worked in various roles related to the publishing, academic, and library worlds.

Among his most famous books are A History of Reading (1996), The Library at Night (2006), and The Traveler with the Light Luggage (2011). His work blends personal memory, cultural history, and literary criticism, with a scholarly yet accessible style.

He was the director of the National Library of Argentina from 2016 to 2018. Considered a great contemporary humanist, Manguel continues to be an influential figure in thinking about written culture and reading as a form of knowledge and freedom.
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Rodrigo Andres Avila Avila Monday, February 08, 2016
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Razón aparte del buen servicio de Buscalibre por su rapidez e información a toda hora sobre el estado de mi compra recomiendo encarecidamente a libreros, bibliotecarios, bibliopatas, bibliófilos y demases esta obra. De manera muy entretenida hace un viaje por las diversas costumbres de leer a través de distintas culturas y diversas épocas, lo condimenta con entretenidas anécdotas sobre el tema, por ejemplo la extrañeza de Agustin de Hipona al ver a Ambrosio de Milán leer para si mismo, caso que se usa para explicar lo novedoso de la lectura silenciosa, cosa que a nosotros pareciendonos tan normal no lo era en otras épocas. Así también hace un repaso a los extraños métodos para enseñar a leer utilizados en el pasado. Una obra completisima para quienes se interesen por el tema. Interesantes notas bibliográficas por si alguien deseara profundizar en el tema. Muy recomendable, quien se anime a obtenerlo no se arrepentirá, lo disfruto mucho.

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 Alfonso Morales Wednesday, July 08, 2020
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Manguel es sabiduria. Aprovechemos para ser más ricos en conocimientos

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