A History of Reading
Alberto Manguel
Manguel’s lifelong dedication to reading plays itself out in a work that follows reading from clay tablets to present day.
Books by Alberto Manguel
The Library at Night
Alberto Manguel
A series of meandering essays on the subject of the library.
With Borges
Alberto Manguel
A slim volume, with Manguel’s youthful memories of evenings spent reading to Borges in his home in Buenos Aires.
Reading Pictures
Alberto Manguel
Manguel—author of A History of Reading—turns his eye to how we “read” art. A welcome correlative to Berger’s Ways of Seeing.
A Reader on Reading
Alberto Manguel
A series of essays from the author of A History of Reading that explores the reader’s perspective.