The Library at Night

A meditation on the meaning of libraries throughout history discusses the impulse to collect and organize books, the author's own library in a centuries-old barn in the Loire Valley, and libraries ranging from ancient Alexandria to the virtual library ofGoogle.

• | Author: Alberto Manguel
• | Publisher: Yale University Press
• | Publication Date: April 28, 2009
• | Number of Pages: 400 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 0300151306
• | ISBN-13: 9780300151305