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亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з�: 蹖讴 賲乇孬蹖賴 賵 丿賴 诏乇蹖夭
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Alberto Manguel
235听books1,781听followersAlberto Manguel (born 1948 in Buenos Aires) is an Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor. He is the author of numerous non-fiction books such as The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (co-written with Gianni Guadalupi in 1980) and A History of Reading (1996) The Library at Night (2007) and Homer's Iliad and Odyssey: A Biography (2008), and novels such as News From a Foreign Country Came (1991).
Manguel believes in the central importance of the book in societies of the written word where, in recent times, the intellectual act has lost most of its prestige. Libraries (the reservoirs of collective memory) should be our essential symbol, not banks. Humans can be defined as reading animals, come into the world to decipher it and themselves.
Manguel believes in the central importance of the book in societies of the written word where, in recent times, the intellectual act has lost most of its prestige. Libraries (the reservoirs of collective memory) should be our essential symbol, not banks. Humans can be defined as reading animals, come into the world to decipher it and themselves.
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O carte compus膬 doar din digresiuni 葯i din digresiuni la digresiuni. N-am reu葯it s膬-i g膬sesc un fir c膬l膬uzitor. Rezult膬, totu葯i, c膬 Manguel era am膬r卯t c卯nd a scris-o. Discursul lui are, fire葯te, un ton elegiac.
Dar faptul c膬 卯n 2014 a trebuit s膬-葯i mute biblioteca (de 40.000 de volume) din Fran葲a 卯n New York nu mi se pare un motiv serios de a-葲i smulge p膬rul din cap. Titlul original nici nu se refer膬 la sf卯r葯itul vreunei biblioteci (Packing my Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions), e 卯n realitate rescrierea unui titlu cunoscut (Walter Benjamin, 鈥濱ch packe meine Bibliothek aus, Unpaching my Library鈥�). Prin urmare, 卯n lipsa unui fir c膬l膬uzitor (neted spus: a unei logici a expunerii), m-am mul葲umit s膬 culeg c卯teva informa葲ii. Iat膬:
1. Oful lui Petrarca: 鈥濵膬 tem c膬 nu am destule c膬r葲i鈥�. Noi ne pl卯ngem c膬 avem prea multe, Poetul se lamenta c膬 are prea pu葲ine. T卯n膬rul Werther al lui Goethe 卯葯i dorea doar o carte: Odiseea lui Homer.
2. De葯i a fost numit 卯n 1955 directorul Bibliotecii Na葲ionale din Buenos Aires, Borges nu a avut niciodat膬 acas膬 o bibliotec膬 propriu-zis膬. P膬stra c卯teva sute de c膬r葲i. Niciodat膬 c膬r葲ile proprii. Aspectul material al c膬r葲ii nu-l interesa prea mult. Nici nu prea avea cum. D膬ruia c膬r葲i cu pl膬cere. Lui Alberto Manguel i-a d膬ruit un roman de Kipling, Stalky and Co. Pentru Jorge Luis Borges conta ceea ce p膬strase 卯n memorie: pasajele pe care le recita prietenilor, ideile, opiniile. Din aceste opinii s-au n膬scut, adeseori ca ripost膬 polemic膬, eseurile lui. Noi p膬str膬m c膬r葲ile 卯n biblioteci exhaustive, dar ignor膬m - uneori 卯n totalitate - cuprinsul lor. Nu-i cel mai 卯n葲elept lucru. Dec卯t s膬 nu 葯tii nimic dintr-o carte, mai bine 卯nve葲i pe dinafar膬 dou膬-trei propozi葲ii din cuprinsul ei 葯i meditezi la ele, a葯a cum 卯i recomanda Seneca lui Lucilius 卯ntr-o epistol膬 vestit膬.
3. C卯nd portretul Giocondei a fost furat, 卯n 21 august 1911, mul葲imea a continuat s膬 viziteze muzeul Louvre, pentru a privi locul 卯n care se aflase portretul lucrat de Leonardo. C卯nd at卯rna pe perete, admiratorii 卯l priveau cu un ochi probabil distrat. Acum 卯i fascina absen葲a lui, zidul alb. Portretul a fost recuperat de poli葲ia italian膬, 卯n 13 decembrie 1913. 脦n chip firesc, tabloul ajunsese 卯n Floren葲a. Ho葲ul era un italian, Vincenzo Peruggia. Se 卯n葲elege c膬 presa din peninsul膬 i-a omagiat 卯n cuvinte vibrante patriotismul. Peruggia a stat 卯n 卯nchisoare doar 18 luni. A sc膬pat ieftin.
4. Dup膬 ce b膬rbierul 葯i preotul 卯i confisc膬 o parte din bibliotec膬 葯i pun restul pe foc, Don Quijote nu mai cite葯te nimic-nimic. Nici o carte... E interesat doar de aventurile cavalere葯ti. 葮i, nu mai trebuie s-o spun, de Dulcinea del Toboso, st膬p卯na inimii lui. Teoria e urmat膬 de practic膬. Probabil c膬-葯i 葯tia c膬r葲ile pe de rost, presupune Manguel. Astfel, Don Quijote a devenit cititorul perfect. 脦葯i p膬stra biblioteca 卯n cap. Abia aceasta este 鈥瀕ectura des膬v卯r葯it膬鈥�. Cum am v膬zut, Borges i-a urmat exemplul.
5. Cum a luat fiin葲膬 Biblioteca din Alexandria. Spre sf卯r葯itul vie葲ii, Aristotel i-a 卯ncredin葲at c膬r葲ile de care se folosise (葯i pe care le citase) 卯n prelegerile sale (biblioteca sa, cum ar veni) unuia dintre elevi, Demetrios din Phaleron. C膬r葲ile au ajuns la Alexandria 葯i au fost ad膬postite 卯n Mouseion. A fost prima 鈥瀌ona葲ie鈥�. Cu vremea, biblioteca a ajuns - dup膬 unele estim膬ri- la 500.000 de volume, dup膬 altele, la 700.000. C膬r葲ile erau pe atunci 卯n form膬 de sul = rotulus. O carte nu 卯nc膬pea neap膬rat 卯ntr-un singur rotulus. De exemplu, Odiseea se 卯ntindea pe 12 suluri. Despre destinul tragic al Bibliotecii din Alexandria Alberto Manguel scrisese deja 卯n Biblioteca nop葲ii (The Library at Night, 2006).
6. Oare ce c膬r葲i cuprindea Biblioteca din Alexandria? Exact cele care ne lipsesc ast膬zi. Toate c膬r葲ile pe care le regret膬m. Alberto Manguel ofer膬 c卯teva supozi葲ii: Margites, o epopee comic膬 (sic!) atribuit膬 lui Homer, partea a doua a Poeticii lui Aristotel - cea despre comedie, care l-a inspirat pe Umberto Eco 卯n Numele trandafirului, tragediile dramaturgilor greci. Biblioteca din Alexandria de葲inea 90 de piese de Euripide (mai avem 18), 70 de Eschil (mai avem 7) 葯i 123 de Sofocle (s-au p膬strat tot 7). Plus c卯teva fragmente r膬zle葲e. Pierderea tragediilor a fost un dezastru 卯nf膬ptuit chiar de om 葯i ar merita cu adev膬rat o impreca葲ie 葯i o elegie.
7. Nu s卯nt sigur c膬 卯nmorm卯ntarea mai 葲ine de biografia unui om, oricare ar fi el. 葰ine, probabil, de o tanatografie. Borges a murit la Geneva 卯n diminea葲a zilei de 14 iunie 1986, la ora 7: 47. 脦n 17 iunie, slujba 卯nmorm卯nt膬rii a fost oficiat膬 de preotul catolic Pierre Jaquet 葯i de pastorul protestant 脡douard de Montmollin. Am卯ndoi au dovedit cu str膬lucire c膬-i str膬b膬tuser膬 cu aten葲ie opera 葯i au propus comentarii pertinente (Manguel ofer膬 un fragment conving膬tor). Borges odihne葯te, a葯adar, 卯n Cimitirul Regilor (Plainpalais), rezervat de obicei notabilit膬葲ilor elve葲iene 葯i nu 卯n mausoleul familiei din Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, unde repauseaz膬 tat膬l, mama 葯i sora scriitorului, Norah. Op葲iunea lui Borges a st卯rnit un mic scandal 卯n familie, ca s膬 vorbesc ginga葯.
8. Rolul salvator al dic葲ionarelor. Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) a fost un lexicograf eminent. C卯nd a fost descoperit de so葲ie 卯n bra葲ele slujnicei, consoarta a exclamat m卯nioas膬: 鈥濪octor Webster, s卯nt surprins膬!鈥�. Savantul nu 葯i-a pierdut s卯ngele rece 葯i i-a corectat prompt exclama葲ia: 鈥濶u, doamn膬, eu s卯nt surprins. Dumneata e葯ti doar uimit膬...鈥�.
9. 脦n infern, c膬l膬torul Dante nu viseaz膬 niciodat膬. Dar 卯n purgatoriu are trei vise.
10. O capodoper膬 literar膬 nu este dec卯t un dic葲ionar 卯n dezordine (Jean Cocteau).
Dar faptul c膬 卯n 2014 a trebuit s膬-葯i mute biblioteca (de 40.000 de volume) din Fran葲a 卯n New York nu mi se pare un motiv serios de a-葲i smulge p膬rul din cap. Titlul original nici nu se refer膬 la sf卯r葯itul vreunei biblioteci (Packing my Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions), e 卯n realitate rescrierea unui titlu cunoscut (Walter Benjamin, 鈥濱ch packe meine Bibliothek aus, Unpaching my Library鈥�). Prin urmare, 卯n lipsa unui fir c膬l膬uzitor (neted spus: a unei logici a expunerii), m-am mul葲umit s膬 culeg c卯teva informa葲ii. Iat膬:
1. Oful lui Petrarca: 鈥濵膬 tem c膬 nu am destule c膬r葲i鈥�. Noi ne pl卯ngem c膬 avem prea multe, Poetul se lamenta c膬 are prea pu葲ine. T卯n膬rul Werther al lui Goethe 卯葯i dorea doar o carte: Odiseea lui Homer.
2. De葯i a fost numit 卯n 1955 directorul Bibliotecii Na葲ionale din Buenos Aires, Borges nu a avut niciodat膬 acas膬 o bibliotec膬 propriu-zis膬. P膬stra c卯teva sute de c膬r葲i. Niciodat膬 c膬r葲ile proprii. Aspectul material al c膬r葲ii nu-l interesa prea mult. Nici nu prea avea cum. D膬ruia c膬r葲i cu pl膬cere. Lui Alberto Manguel i-a d膬ruit un roman de Kipling, Stalky and Co. Pentru Jorge Luis Borges conta ceea ce p膬strase 卯n memorie: pasajele pe care le recita prietenilor, ideile, opiniile. Din aceste opinii s-au n膬scut, adeseori ca ripost膬 polemic膬, eseurile lui. Noi p膬str膬m c膬r葲ile 卯n biblioteci exhaustive, dar ignor膬m - uneori 卯n totalitate - cuprinsul lor. Nu-i cel mai 卯n葲elept lucru. Dec卯t s膬 nu 葯tii nimic dintr-o carte, mai bine 卯nve葲i pe dinafar膬 dou膬-trei propozi葲ii din cuprinsul ei 葯i meditezi la ele, a葯a cum 卯i recomanda Seneca lui Lucilius 卯ntr-o epistol膬 vestit膬.
3. C卯nd portretul Giocondei a fost furat, 卯n 21 august 1911, mul葲imea a continuat s膬 viziteze muzeul Louvre, pentru a privi locul 卯n care se aflase portretul lucrat de Leonardo. C卯nd at卯rna pe perete, admiratorii 卯l priveau cu un ochi probabil distrat. Acum 卯i fascina absen葲a lui, zidul alb. Portretul a fost recuperat de poli葲ia italian膬, 卯n 13 decembrie 1913. 脦n chip firesc, tabloul ajunsese 卯n Floren葲a. Ho葲ul era un italian, Vincenzo Peruggia. Se 卯n葲elege c膬 presa din peninsul膬 i-a omagiat 卯n cuvinte vibrante patriotismul. Peruggia a stat 卯n 卯nchisoare doar 18 luni. A sc膬pat ieftin.
4. Dup膬 ce b膬rbierul 葯i preotul 卯i confisc膬 o parte din bibliotec膬 葯i pun restul pe foc, Don Quijote nu mai cite葯te nimic-nimic. Nici o carte... E interesat doar de aventurile cavalere葯ti. 葮i, nu mai trebuie s-o spun, de Dulcinea del Toboso, st膬p卯na inimii lui. Teoria e urmat膬 de practic膬. Probabil c膬-葯i 葯tia c膬r葲ile pe de rost, presupune Manguel. Astfel, Don Quijote a devenit cititorul perfect. 脦葯i p膬stra biblioteca 卯n cap. Abia aceasta este 鈥瀕ectura des膬v卯r葯it膬鈥�. Cum am v膬zut, Borges i-a urmat exemplul.
5. Cum a luat fiin葲膬 Biblioteca din Alexandria. Spre sf卯r葯itul vie葲ii, Aristotel i-a 卯ncredin葲at c膬r葲ile de care se folosise (葯i pe care le citase) 卯n prelegerile sale (biblioteca sa, cum ar veni) unuia dintre elevi, Demetrios din Phaleron. C膬r葲ile au ajuns la Alexandria 葯i au fost ad膬postite 卯n Mouseion. A fost prima 鈥瀌ona葲ie鈥�. Cu vremea, biblioteca a ajuns - dup膬 unele estim膬ri- la 500.000 de volume, dup膬 altele, la 700.000. C膬r葲ile erau pe atunci 卯n form膬 de sul = rotulus. O carte nu 卯nc膬pea neap膬rat 卯ntr-un singur rotulus. De exemplu, Odiseea se 卯ntindea pe 12 suluri. Despre destinul tragic al Bibliotecii din Alexandria Alberto Manguel scrisese deja 卯n Biblioteca nop葲ii (The Library at Night, 2006).
6. Oare ce c膬r葲i cuprindea Biblioteca din Alexandria? Exact cele care ne lipsesc ast膬zi. Toate c膬r葲ile pe care le regret膬m. Alberto Manguel ofer膬 c卯teva supozi葲ii: Margites, o epopee comic膬 (sic!) atribuit膬 lui Homer, partea a doua a Poeticii lui Aristotel - cea despre comedie, care l-a inspirat pe Umberto Eco 卯n Numele trandafirului, tragediile dramaturgilor greci. Biblioteca din Alexandria de葲inea 90 de piese de Euripide (mai avem 18), 70 de Eschil (mai avem 7) 葯i 123 de Sofocle (s-au p膬strat tot 7). Plus c卯teva fragmente r膬zle葲e. Pierderea tragediilor a fost un dezastru 卯nf膬ptuit chiar de om 葯i ar merita cu adev膬rat o impreca葲ie 葯i o elegie.
7. Nu s卯nt sigur c膬 卯nmorm卯ntarea mai 葲ine de biografia unui om, oricare ar fi el. 葰ine, probabil, de o tanatografie. Borges a murit la Geneva 卯n diminea葲a zilei de 14 iunie 1986, la ora 7: 47. 脦n 17 iunie, slujba 卯nmorm卯nt膬rii a fost oficiat膬 de preotul catolic Pierre Jaquet 葯i de pastorul protestant 脡douard de Montmollin. Am卯ndoi au dovedit cu str膬lucire c膬-i str膬b膬tuser膬 cu aten葲ie opera 葯i au propus comentarii pertinente (Manguel ofer膬 un fragment conving膬tor). Borges odihne葯te, a葯adar, 卯n Cimitirul Regilor (Plainpalais), rezervat de obicei notabilit膬葲ilor elve葲iene 葯i nu 卯n mausoleul familiei din Cementerio de la Recoleta, Buenos Aires, unde repauseaz膬 tat膬l, mama 葯i sora scriitorului, Norah. Op葲iunea lui Borges a st卯rnit un mic scandal 卯n familie, ca s膬 vorbesc ginga葯.
8. Rolul salvator al dic葲ionarelor. Noah Webster (1758 - 1843) a fost un lexicograf eminent. C卯nd a fost descoperit de so葲ie 卯n bra葲ele slujnicei, consoarta a exclamat m卯nioas膬: 鈥濪octor Webster, s卯nt surprins膬!鈥�. Savantul nu 葯i-a pierdut s卯ngele rece 葯i i-a corectat prompt exclama葲ia: 鈥濶u, doamn膬, eu s卯nt surprins. Dumneata e葯ti doar uimit膬...鈥�.
9. 脦n infern, c膬l膬torul Dante nu viseaz膬 niciodat膬. Dar 卯n purgatoriu are trei vise.
10. O capodoper膬 literar膬 nu este dec卯t un dic葲ionar 卯n dezordine (Jean Cocteau).
May 1, 2020
鈥漈he discovery of the art of reading is intimate, obscure, secret, almost impossible to explain, akin to falling in love, if you will forgive the maudlin comparison. It is acquired by oneself alone, like a sort of epiphany, or perhaps by contagion, confronted by other readers. I don鈥檛 know of many more ways. The happiness procured by reading, like any happiness, cannot be enforced.鈥�
I鈥檝e often wished that I could infect other people with my passion or enthusiasm about reading. A book begins talking to me the moment I touch it. The language of books is not just the words on the pages, but the shape of the book, the heft of the book, the braille to be interpreted from rubbing my fingers over the scars of its passage through life, and the cornucopia of scents, whether it is that fresh new book smell or the aromas accumulated over time of pipe smoke, aging paper, or the hint of dampness from a New England winter. My enjoyment of the book commences before I even read the first word.
Alberto Manguel has 35,000 volumes of books. This is a staggering number of books. I鈥檝e accumulated just over 4,300 books. I鈥檓 considered by many to be obsessively insane about books. I counter with Nicholas Basbanes term, that I鈥檓 鈥済ently mad鈥�. The problem, of course, is, if I am considered insane, how do you establish a word that is definably different for someone who is approximately eight times worse?
I have a feeling that we would just end up in the same padded cell or, with any luck, two voluminous cells with books on the walls instead of padding. We can meet for a light lunch, split a bottle of wine, and exchange volumes, although neither one of us is very good about lending books because there is no such thing as lending鈥攂ooks rarely return to the lender. Of course, if this is a prison, the best way to torture a bibliophile is to take away what he obsesses about. Yes, I will miss having books, but you see, the damage has already been done. I have all these wonderful stories embedding in the framework of my mind. They will have to open up my brain and extract them with tweezers, one by one, and they will never, ever get them all.
Something Wicked this Way Comes
The Odyssey
Anna Karenina
The Portrait of a Lady
Macbeth
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Beowulf
David Copperfield
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Dalloway
The Great Gatsby
Moby Dick
Good luck yanking Mr. Hyde out of my mind. The surgeon may lose a finger or maybe an arm trying to extract Beowulf, who will cling to the dragon masthead of his ship like a barnacle. How about chasing down that white whale who plows the seas of my literary memory? Call me Ishmael, or whatever you want to call me, as long as you give me a book. Separating me from my literary memories will be a dangerous and fruitless task. Lock me up in a cubicle during the day, and let me roam the stacks of the Library of Congress at night. Like the Count from The Gentleman in Moscow, I will accept my punishment, and I will promise to never leave.
But I digress.
Manguel has found the perfect place for his library in France. 鈥漈he walled garden was an extraordinarily quiet place. Every morning at about six, I would come downstairs, still half-asleep, make myself a pot of tea in the dark rafted kitchen, and sit with our dog on the stone bench outside to watch the morning light creep along the back wall. Then I would go with her into my tower, which was attached to the barn, and read. Only the song of birds (and in summer, the drone of honeybees) broke the silence.鈥� This ancient fifteenth century barn houses his books. Birds and bats fly about, but then beggars can鈥檛 be choosers when one has 35,000 volumes seeking shelter.
So the basis of the book is the fact that he is moving to New York City (this is baffling because someone would have to knock me unconscious, roll me up in a rug like Cleopatra, and throw me on a steamship to Istanbul to extract me from this place in France) to a small apartment, and 35,000 volumes will not fit, even if he is willing to sleep standing up. He then moves from NY to Buenos Aires to take up a post that his mentor Jorge Luis Borges once held overseeing the library system. It is interesting how reading works. I read Ficciones just before starting this book. It is like having lingering scenes from the dreams the night before spilling over into my current musings.
Like this review, Manguel has a series of digressions while working out the inherent problems with moving a ginormous library. One story he shares is oddly comforting. 鈥滿y Latin teacher would say, 鈥榃e must be grateful that we don鈥檛 know what the great books were that perished in Alexandria, because if we knew what they were, we鈥檇 be inconsolable.鈥欌€�
Good advice, but of course, Manguel can鈥檛 help but obsess about the losses anyway.鈥滱lmost certainly among those lost was Homer鈥檚 comic epic the Margites, which for Aristotle was the predecessor of all comedies. Also gone are most of the works by the major Greek dramatists. According to ancient sources, the library held 90 plays by Euripides, 70 by Aeschylus and 13 by Sophocles. Of this vast collection, other than scattered fragments, only 18 plays by Euripides, 7 by Aeschylus, and 7 by Sophocles have come down to us in their entirety.鈥�
*Sigh*
Think of the impact that what we do have from these erudite writers has had on literature, but also how we view ourselves. In the millions of books that have been published since, have we found their wisdom through the thoughts of our writers? Who can say?
I will leave you with one last thought, which might very well apply to this review. 鈥滻n the nineteenth book of the Odyssey, Penelope speaks of dreams and says that they come forth through two gates: one made of burnished ivory, for the dreams that deceive us, and one of glistening horn, for the dreams that tell us the truth. Perhaps writers must content themselves with using only the ivory gate to chronicle their dreams, truly dreamt or invented, and yet knowing that their craft consists in telling lies. Except that the lies told by writers are not untruths; they are merely not real. In Dante鈥檚 words, 鈥楴ot false errors.鈥� The distinction is important.鈥�
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I鈥檝e often wished that I could infect other people with my passion or enthusiasm about reading. A book begins talking to me the moment I touch it. The language of books is not just the words on the pages, but the shape of the book, the heft of the book, the braille to be interpreted from rubbing my fingers over the scars of its passage through life, and the cornucopia of scents, whether it is that fresh new book smell or the aromas accumulated over time of pipe smoke, aging paper, or the hint of dampness from a New England winter. My enjoyment of the book commences before I even read the first word.
Alberto Manguel has 35,000 volumes of books. This is a staggering number of books. I鈥檝e accumulated just over 4,300 books. I鈥檓 considered by many to be obsessively insane about books. I counter with Nicholas Basbanes term, that I鈥檓 鈥済ently mad鈥�. The problem, of course, is, if I am considered insane, how do you establish a word that is definably different for someone who is approximately eight times worse?
I have a feeling that we would just end up in the same padded cell or, with any luck, two voluminous cells with books on the walls instead of padding. We can meet for a light lunch, split a bottle of wine, and exchange volumes, although neither one of us is very good about lending books because there is no such thing as lending鈥攂ooks rarely return to the lender. Of course, if this is a prison, the best way to torture a bibliophile is to take away what he obsesses about. Yes, I will miss having books, but you see, the damage has already been done. I have all these wonderful stories embedding in the framework of my mind. They will have to open up my brain and extract them with tweezers, one by one, and they will never, ever get them all.
Something Wicked this Way Comes
The Odyssey
Anna Karenina
The Portrait of a Lady
Macbeth
Tinker, Tailor, Soldier, Spy
Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde
Beowulf
David Copperfield
Crime and Punishment
Mrs. Dalloway
The Great Gatsby
Moby Dick
Good luck yanking Mr. Hyde out of my mind. The surgeon may lose a finger or maybe an arm trying to extract Beowulf, who will cling to the dragon masthead of his ship like a barnacle. How about chasing down that white whale who plows the seas of my literary memory? Call me Ishmael, or whatever you want to call me, as long as you give me a book. Separating me from my literary memories will be a dangerous and fruitless task. Lock me up in a cubicle during the day, and let me roam the stacks of the Library of Congress at night. Like the Count from The Gentleman in Moscow, I will accept my punishment, and I will promise to never leave.
But I digress.
Manguel has found the perfect place for his library in France. 鈥漈he walled garden was an extraordinarily quiet place. Every morning at about six, I would come downstairs, still half-asleep, make myself a pot of tea in the dark rafted kitchen, and sit with our dog on the stone bench outside to watch the morning light creep along the back wall. Then I would go with her into my tower, which was attached to the barn, and read. Only the song of birds (and in summer, the drone of honeybees) broke the silence.鈥� This ancient fifteenth century barn houses his books. Birds and bats fly about, but then beggars can鈥檛 be choosers when one has 35,000 volumes seeking shelter.
So the basis of the book is the fact that he is moving to New York City (this is baffling because someone would have to knock me unconscious, roll me up in a rug like Cleopatra, and throw me on a steamship to Istanbul to extract me from this place in France) to a small apartment, and 35,000 volumes will not fit, even if he is willing to sleep standing up. He then moves from NY to Buenos Aires to take up a post that his mentor Jorge Luis Borges once held overseeing the library system. It is interesting how reading works. I read Ficciones just before starting this book. It is like having lingering scenes from the dreams the night before spilling over into my current musings.
Like this review, Manguel has a series of digressions while working out the inherent problems with moving a ginormous library. One story he shares is oddly comforting. 鈥滿y Latin teacher would say, 鈥榃e must be grateful that we don鈥檛 know what the great books were that perished in Alexandria, because if we knew what they were, we鈥檇 be inconsolable.鈥欌€�
Good advice, but of course, Manguel can鈥檛 help but obsess about the losses anyway.鈥滱lmost certainly among those lost was Homer鈥檚 comic epic the Margites, which for Aristotle was the predecessor of all comedies. Also gone are most of the works by the major Greek dramatists. According to ancient sources, the library held 90 plays by Euripides, 70 by Aeschylus and 13 by Sophocles. Of this vast collection, other than scattered fragments, only 18 plays by Euripides, 7 by Aeschylus, and 7 by Sophocles have come down to us in their entirety.鈥�
*Sigh*
Think of the impact that what we do have from these erudite writers has had on literature, but also how we view ourselves. In the millions of books that have been published since, have we found their wisdom through the thoughts of our writers? Who can say?
I will leave you with one last thought, which might very well apply to this review. 鈥滻n the nineteenth book of the Odyssey, Penelope speaks of dreams and says that they come forth through two gates: one made of burnished ivory, for the dreams that deceive us, and one of glistening horn, for the dreams that tell us the truth. Perhaps writers must content themselves with using only the ivory gate to chronicle their dreams, truly dreamt or invented, and yet knowing that their craft consists in telling lies. Except that the lies told by writers are not untruths; they are merely not real. In Dante鈥檚 words, 鈥楴ot false errors.鈥� The distinction is important.鈥�
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October 5, 2024
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丿乇 囟賲賳貙 鬲乇噩賲踿 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵丕賯毓丕.
2- 丕賱亘鬲賴 賲胤丕賱毓賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭賲丕賳 丿丕乇丿. 蹖毓賳蹖 亘賴 賴乇讴爻蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 丌賳 乇丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 讴乇丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賴乇讴爻蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳丿 賵 賯胤毓丕 賮乇丕夭賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲氐賽 禺賵丿 乇丕 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囏� 讴乇丿貙 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 亘丕 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丿賲禺賵乇 亘丕卮蹖貙 賵 亘鬲賵丕賳蹖 鬲賱賲蹖丨鈥屬囏й� 亘蹖鈥屫促呚ж� 讴鬲丕亘 賵 讴賳丕蹖賴鈥屬囏й屫� 乇丕 亘賮賴賲蹖貙 毓賽蹖卮鈥屫ж� 讴賵讴 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿賽 賲賳 卮丕蹖丿 夭賵丿 亘賵丿 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘. 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘毓蹖丿 丕爻鬲 丿乇 丌蹖賳丿賴 賴賲 亘丕 趩蹖夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 50丿乇氐丿 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕亘胤賴鈥屰� 倬蹖卮蹖賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲貙 丕賲丕 賱丕丕賯賱 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇 噩賴丕賳賽 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 睾乇賯賴 禺賵丕賴賲 亘賵丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賮賯乇賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 亘賴鬲乇 亘鬲賵丕賳賲 噩賴丕賳賽 賳丕倬蹖賵爻鬲賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 亘丿丕乇賲. 趩賳丿 賮賯乇賴 丕夭 丕乇噩丕毓鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘貙 賲孬賱賽 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 亘丕亘賱 亘賵乇禺爻 賵... 乇丕 讴賴 丕夭 倬蹖卮 丕夭 賲胤丕賱毓賴 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж� 亘乇丕蹖賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 毓夭蹖夭鬲乇 亘賵丿 鬲丕 賲丕亘賯蹖 诏賵卮踿 趩卮賲鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘.
亘丕蹖丿 讴賱丕爻蹖讴 禺賵丕賳丿. 賲丕 賲丨讴賵賲 亘賴 讴賱丕爻蹖讴鈥屫堌з嗃� 丕蹖賲.
3- 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖貙 丕噩乇賽 毓卮賯賽 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕 丿蹖丿 賵 丨賻爻亘賽 馗丕賴乇貙 禺爻乇 丕賱丿賳蹖丕 賳卮丿 賵 亘賴 賲乇丕丿賽 賲胤賱賵亘賽 禺賵丿 乇爻蹖丿貨 乇蹖丕爻鬲 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲賱蹖賽 丌乇跇丕賳鬲蹖賳 亘丕 趩蹖夭蹖 芦賲丕亘蹖賳賽 爻賴 鬲丕 倬賳噩 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳禄 讴鬲丕亘. 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳貙 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖 賲丕賳诏賱 亘丕賵乇 倬匕蹖乇 亘賵丿. 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏� 賵馗丕蹖賮賽 賲丿賳蹖 亘乇 賲蹖鈥屫促呚ж必�. 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 乇丿賽 卮禺氐蹖鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘禺賵丕賳賽 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿乇 丌賳 倬乇賵丕囟丨 丕爻鬲. 賲孬賱丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 鬲乇賵蹖噩賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗃� 卮丕蹖丿 芦噩賵丕蹖夭 賳賯丿蹖禄 趩賳丿丕賳 乇丕賴鈥屭簇� 賳亘丕卮丿貙 亘賱讴賴 賴賲丕賳鈥屫焚堌� 讴賴 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿賴鈥屫й屬� 賲毓乇賮蹖鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳賴 亘賴 爻蹖賳賴 蹖丕 賲乇賵乇賴丕蹖 賲卮賮賯丕賳賴 賵 丕夭 鬲賴鈥屫� 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 賲賵孬乇 賵 賵丕賯毓蹖貙 噩賴丕賳賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗏€屬囏� 乇丕 诏爻鬲乇卮 丿賴丿. 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫ㄘж� 诏乇賮鬲貨 丿蹖賵丕賳賴鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫з嗁嗀� 趩诏賵賳賴 丕蹖賳 賵蹖乇賵爻 乇丕 賲賳鬲卮乇 讴賳賳丿. (丕賱亘鬲賴 毓丕賯亘鬲賽 丕蹖賳 乇蹖丕爻鬲 乇丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫з嗁呚� 卮丕蹖丿 丌賱亘乇鬲賵賽 賯氐賴鈥屰� 賲丕 趩賳丿丕賳 賴賲 鬲賵賮蹖賯 賳蹖丕亘丿 丿乇 倬爻鬲賽 乇蹖丕爻鬲蹖賽 禺賵丿貙 趩賵賳 賱夭賵賲丕 賴乇 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗁� 丨乇賮賴鈥屫й� 讴鬲丕亘丿丕乇賽 賲鬲禺氐氐 蹖丕 乇卅蹖爻蹖 讴丕乇亘賱丿 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.)
丕賱亘鬲賴 蹖丕賮鬲賳賽 卮禺氐蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏ж� 倬蹖诏蹖乇蹖 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 蹖讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿踿 亘禺氐賵氐 賵 芦讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 賳丕诏賴丕賳蹖禄 賴賲 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇 賲爻蹖乇賴丕蹖 賲卮賴賵乇 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵爻胤 毓丿賴鈥屫й� 賱蹖爻鬲 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲! (賳蹖丕夭賲賳丿賽 鬲讴賲蹖賱 賲賳丕亘毓)
卮丕蹖丿 讴賲蹖 亘蹖鈥屫必ㄘ� 亘丕卮丿 丕賲丕 噩丕 丿丕乇丿 丕蹖賳噩丕 丕夭 趩賳丿 賳賮乇 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж迟� 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 亘乇禺蹖 賲禺丕夭賳賽 讴鬲丕亘蹖賽 丕蹖乇丕賳貙 爻乇賵爻丕賲丕賳 亘诏蹖乇賳丿貙 賳丕賲 亘亘乇賲. 蹖讴蹖 丕蹖乇噩 丕賮卮丕乇 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 丿乇 丨讴賲賽 倬丿乇賽 賲禺夭賳鈥屬囏� 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏� 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳 丕爻鬲. 賴乇诏丕賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲乇讴夭蹖 丿丕賳卮诏丕賴 鬲賴乇丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫辟堎� 蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 亘夭乇诏鈥屬呚必� 丿乇 匕賴賳賲 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 賳賮乇 丿賵賲 乇爻賵賱 噩毓賮乇蹖丕賳 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮鈥屬囏й� 丕賵 丿乇 賳賵爻丕夭蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲噩賱爻 乇丕 丿乇 丨丿蹖孬賽 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 卮賳蹖丿賴鈥屫з�. 賳賮乇 爻賵賲 賴賲 爻蹖丿 讴丕馗賲 賲賵爻賵蹖 亘噩賳賵乇丿蹖 讴賴 丿丕蹖乇丞 丕賱賲毓丕乇賮 亘夭乇诏 丕爻賱丕賲蹖 乇丕 丕夭 氐丿賯賴 爻乇賽 爻賲丕噩鬲賽 丕賵 丿丕乇蹖賲. 禺賱丕氐賴 丕蹖賳 爻賴 賳賮乇 倬丕爻亘丕賳賽 丨丕賮馗踿 賲讴鬲賵亘 丕蹖賳 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 亘賵丿賴 丕賳丿貨 亘賴 賯賵賱蹖 倬丕爻亘丕賳賽 賲乇夭賴丕蹖 賮乇賴賳诏蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴賳鈥屫ㄙ堎�. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 爻蹖丕賴賴鈥屰� 爻賴 賳賮乇蹖 讴爻丕賳蹖鈥� 丕賳丿 讴賴 賲賳 禺賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж迟呚簇з� 賵 亘丕賳蹖丕賳賽 丨賮馗賽 丌孬丕乇賽 賲讴鬲賵亘賽 賮丕乇爻蹖 賯胤毓丕 賲賳丨氐乇 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賱蹖爻鬲 賳蹖爻鬲. 丕诏賴 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕蹖 賲鬲賳 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕蹖丿 賵 丨丕賱 丿丕卮鬲蹖丿 鬲賵 讴丕賲賳鬲鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屬� 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳 丨丕賮馗賴鈥屫ㄘз嗀з� 丨乇賮 亘夭賳蹖賲. 賮賯胤 賲毓乇賮蹖鈥屫ж� 亘乇 诏乇丿踿 卮賲丕.
4- 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳踿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賲賳 乇丕 賵爻賵爻賴 讴乇丿 蹖讴 丿賵乇 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з� 乇丕 亘乇 賴賲 亘夭賳賲 賵 丕賳丿讴蹖 芦诏乇蹖夭 亘賳賵蹖爻賲禄. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕氐賱丕 夭賲丕賳卮 賳卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 賴賳賵夭 賳乇爻蹖丿賴貨 禺賱丕氐賴 讴賵鬲丕賴 賯丿 丕賲. 倬爻 賳賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟�. 丕诏乇 蹖丕丿賲 亘賲丕賳丿 卮丕蹖丿 爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 亘毓丿鬲乇. 卮丕蹖丿 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 讴卮賮 賵 卮賴賵丿貙 丨丕賱賽 賳賵卮鬲賳賽 丕蹖賳 賳賵毓 賲鬲賵賳 賴賵蹖丿丕 卮賵賳丿貙 倬爻 氐乇賮丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁� 賲賳鬲馗乇 亘賲丕賳賲貨 卮丕蹖丿 賴蹖趩鈥屬堎傌� 賳卮丿貙 丨蹖賮!
丿乇 囟賲賳 丕賲丕賳 丕夭 丨丕賮馗賴鈥屰� 賮乇丕賲賵卮讴丕乇貙 賯賵賱 丿丕丿賴 亘賵丿賲 蹖讴 賳賯賱 賯賵賱賽 噩匕丕亘 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘賳賵蹖爻賲 讴賴 讴賱丕 蹖丕丿賲 乇賮鬲 趩蹖 亘賵丿 賵 讴噩丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿.
亘乇 丕爻丕爻 爻賳鬲貙 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲賴丕蹖 丨蹖賳賽 賲胤丕賱毓賴:
{鬲丕 氐賮丨踿 30}
丕賳賯丿乇 卮乇賵毓賽 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賳 賵 丿賱趩爻亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕诏乇 禺賵丿丿丕乇蹖 賳讴賳賲 亘賴 胤乇賮丞鈥屫з勜观屬嗃� 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
亘丕蹖丿 亘乇 賳賮爻 丕賲丕乇賴 賯丿賲 亘诏匕丕乇賲 鬲丕 噩乇毓賴 噩乇毓賴 亘賳賵卮賲 丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇丕.
丨乇蹖氐 卮丿賲 丕賵賳 蹖讴蹖 讴鬲丕亘賽 丕蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴賴 鬲乇噩賲丕賳 賲賳鬲卮乇 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲 乇丕 賳蹖夭 亘禺賵丕賳賲. 丕氐賱丕 丕賵賱賽 讴丕乇貙 丌賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丿蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 賲噩匕賵亘 丕蹖丿賴 賵 鬲讴鈥屭藏ж辟団€屬囏й屫� 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賲貨 鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴乇賲賽 賮乇丕賲賵卮蹖 丿乇 匕賴賳賲 倬蹖趩蹖丿 賵 丿蹖诏賴 爻乇丕睾卮 賳乇賮鬲賲 鬲丕 丕賲乇賵夭 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬佖辟堌篡屬� 丕賳鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 賲賵賱蹖貙 丿爻鬲賲 亘賴 賳丕诏賴丕賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘(亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з�) 乇丕 诏乇賮鬲 賵 禺乇蹖丿賲卮.
{鬲丕 氐賮丨踿 73}
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诏乇蹖夭賽 倬賳噩賲貙 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 丕賮爻丕賳賴鈥屫й� 丕爻讴賳丿乇蹖賴 亘賵丿 賵 丨爻乇鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 爻賵禺鬲賴 賵 賳丕亘賵丿 卮丿賴 丿乇 丌賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴. 丕蹖賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 氐賵乇鬲 丿爻鬲鈥屬� 丿賵賲 賵 賲禺鬲氐乇蹖 鬲丕乇蹖禺 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫迟堌槽屸€屬囏й� 丕蹖乇丕賳 賵 丕爻賱丕賲貙 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 賱蹖爻鬲賽 賳爻禺 賲賵噩賵丿 丿乇 丌賳鈥屬囏� 乇丕 禺賵丕賳丿賴鈥屫з� 丕蹖賳 乇賵丕蹖鬲 亘爻蹖丕乇 鬲賱禺 賵 賯丕亘賱鈥屸€屫壁� 亘賵丿.賵丕 丨爻乇鬲丕!
蹖讴 賳賯丕卮蹖鈥屫ж� 賴爻鬲 亘賳丕賲 "讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 丕爻讴賳丿乇蹖賴 丿乇 丌鬲卮/The Burning of the Library of Alexandria (1876) 讴賴 亘賴 賳丨賵 毓噩蹖亘蹖 睾賲 丿丕乇賴. 蹖賴 爻乇趩蹖 讴賳蹖丿 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屫�.
1- 爻乇蹖毓 賲蹖鈥屫辟堎� 爻乇賽 丕氐賱 賲胤賱亘. 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴鈥屰� 70爻丕賱賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 亘丕賱睾 亘乇 35賴夭丕乇 噩賱丿 讴鬲丕亘 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 卮禺氐蹖 禺賵丿 丿丕乇丿貙 爻毓蹖 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲 亘賴 鬲亘毓蹖鬲 丕夭 賲鬲賮讴乇賽 賲讴鬲亘 賮乇丕賳讴賮賵乇鬲蹖賽 賲毓乇賵賮貙 賵丕賱鬲乇 亘賳蹖丕賲蹖賳貙 诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賲丕丨氐賱 丕夭 噩賲毓鈥屫①堌臂屫� 亘乇趩蹖丿賳貙 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 卮禺氐蹖鈥屫ж� 乇丕 亘丕 賲丕 亘賴 丕卮鬲乇丕讴 亘诏匕丕乇丿. 賮賯丿丕賳賽 亘夭乇诏貙 讴丕乇 亘夭乇诏貨 丕夭 毓卮賯賽 丕蹖賳 亘卮乇 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲蹖賳 亘爻 讴賴 亘丕 亘乇趩蹖丿賳賽 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫ж� 睾賲蹖 亘夭乇诏 乇丕 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿 讴賴 賳鬲蹖噩賴鈥屰� 丌賳 丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賴鈥屰� 賲噩匕賵亘鈥屭┵嗁嗀� 亘賵丿賴 丕爻鬲.
诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 賲鬲讴孬乇 賵 賳丕賲賳爻噩賲賽 讴鬲丕亘貙 毓賵囟賽 爻乇丿乇诏賲蹖貙 禺蹖丕賱 賵 鬲賲乇讴夭賽 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 乇丕 鬲丨乇蹖讴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 亘丕蹖丿 賲鬲賲乇讴夭 亘賵丿 鬲丕 亘鬲賵丕賳 丕夭 賲蹖丕賳 丕蹖賳 诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 噩賴賳丿賴貙 丕蹖丿賴鈥屬囏� 賵 賱胤丕蹖賮賽 賲鬲賳 乇丕 丿乇讴 讴乇丿. 賵丕賯毓丕 亘乇丕蹖 讴爻蹖 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘禺賵丕賳蹖 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫ж� 趩蹖夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 鬲噩乇亘賴鈥屫й� 賵 賲讴丕賳蹖 毓丕丿蹖 亘丕卮丿 賵 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 賱丨馗丕鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘蹖鈥屫ж� 乇丕 噩夭賵賽 匕丕鬲蹖丕鬲卮! 亘乇卮賲丕乇丿 蹖丕 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 亘丕 禺賵丕賳丿賳貙 賲毓賳丕蹖 賵丕跇賴-賲賮賴賵賲賽 睾乇賯诏蹖 乇丕 丿乇讴 讴賳丿貙 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 賳丕亘賴賳诏丕賲 賯賳丿賽 賲讴乇乇 丕爻鬲.(丕蹖賳 賵爻胤 蹖賴 趩蹖夭蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿賲 亘賳賵蹖爻賲. 丕夭 賱丨丕馗賽 賱睾賵蹖 亘賴 倬蹖爻蹖 禺賵乇丿賴鈥屫з�. 卮丕蹖丿 囟乇賵乇蹖 亘丕卮丿 丕賳丿讴蹖 賲鬲賳賽 鬲丕賱蹖賮蹖賽 丕丿亘蹖賽 賮丕乇爻蹖 亘禺賵丕賳賲. 丕夭 趩賵亘讴 诏乇賮鬲賴 鬲丕 亘蹖賴賯蹖貙 賴乇讴丿丕賲 讴賴 卮丿貨 丨鬲蹖 丿賵賱鬲鈥屫⒇ㄘж�.)
丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭蹖丕丿 賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 賳賵卮鬲貙 趩賵賳 丕夭 賴乇 丿乇蹖 爻禺賳 诏賮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貙 賵 禺賵亘 賴賲 爻禺賳 诏賮鬲賴 丕爻鬲貨 讴鬲丕亘蹖 亘丕 賴夭丕乇 賵 蹖讴 毓賳賵丕賳.
丿乇 囟賲賳貙 鬲乇噩賲踿 讴鬲丕亘 賴賲 禺賵亘 亘賵丿 賵丕賯毓丕.
2- 丕賱亘鬲賴 賲胤丕賱毓賴鈥屰� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 夭賲丕賳 丿丕乇丿. 蹖毓賳蹖 亘賴 賴乇讴爻蹖 賳賲蹖鈥屫堌з� 丌賳 乇丕 賲毓乇賮蹖 讴乇丿. 丕賱亘鬲賴 賴乇讴爻蹖 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘禺賵丕賳丿 賵 賯胤毓丕 賮乇丕夭賴丕蹖 賲禺鬲氐賽 禺賵丿 乇丕 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖鈥屫堌з囏� 讴乇丿貙 丕賲丕 丕诏乇 亘丕 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 丿賲禺賵乇 亘丕卮蹖貙 賵 亘鬲賵丕賳蹖 鬲賱賲蹖丨鈥屬囏й� 亘蹖鈥屫促呚ж� 讴鬲丕亘 賵 讴賳丕蹖賴鈥屬囏й屫� 乇丕 亘賮賴賲蹖貙 毓賽蹖卮鈥屫ж� 讴賵讴 禺賵丕賴丿 卮丿. 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丿賽 賲賳 卮丕蹖丿 夭賵丿 亘賵丿 禺賵丕賳丿賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘. 丕賱亘鬲賴 亘毓蹖丿 丕爻鬲 丿乇 丌蹖賳丿賴 賴賲 亘丕 趩蹖夭蹖 賮乇丕鬲乇 丕夭 50丿乇氐丿 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕亘胤賴鈥屰� 倬蹖卮蹖賳蹖 丿丕卮鬲賴 亘丕卮賲貙 丕賲丕 賱丕丕賯賱 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿乇 噩賴丕賳賽 丕丿亘蹖丕鬲 睾乇賯賴 禺賵丕賴賲 亘賵丿 賵 丕蹖賳 賮賯乇賴 亘丕毓孬 賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 亘賴鬲乇 亘鬲賵丕賳賲 噩賴丕賳賽 賳丕倬蹖賵爻鬲賴 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丿賵爻鬲 亘丿丕乇賲. 趩賳丿 賮賯乇賴 丕夭 丕乇噩丕毓鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘貙 賲孬賱賽 丿丕爻鬲丕賳賽 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 亘丕亘賱 亘賵乇禺爻 賵... 乇丕 讴賴 丕夭 倬蹖卮 丕夭 賲胤丕賱毓賴 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж� 亘乇丕蹖賲 亘爻蹖丕乇 毓夭蹖夭鬲乇 亘賵丿 鬲丕 賲丕亘賯蹖 诏賵卮踿 趩卮賲鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘.
亘丕蹖丿 讴賱丕爻蹖讴 禺賵丕賳丿. 賲丕 賲丨讴賵賲 亘賴 讴賱丕爻蹖讴鈥屫堌з嗃� 丕蹖賲.
3- 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 亘賴 賳賵毓蹖貙 丕噩乇賽 毓卮賯賽 禺賵丿 乇丕 丿乇 丿賳蹖丕 丿蹖丿 賵 丨賻爻亘賽 馗丕賴乇貙 禺爻乇 丕賱丿賳蹖丕 賳卮丿 賵 亘賴 賲乇丕丿賽 賲胤賱賵亘賽 禺賵丿 乇爻蹖丿貨 乇蹖丕爻鬲 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲賱蹖賽 丌乇跇丕賳鬲蹖賳 亘丕 趩蹖夭蹖 芦賲丕亘蹖賳賽 爻賴 鬲丕 倬賳噩 賲蹖賱蹖賵賳禄 讴鬲丕亘. 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳貙 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖 賲丕賳诏賱 亘丕賵乇 倬匕蹖乇 亘賵丿. 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 亘乇丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏� 賵馗丕蹖賮賽 賲丿賳蹖 亘乇 賲蹖鈥屫促呚ж必�. 卮毓丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 讴賴 乇丿賽 卮禺氐蹖鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘禺賵丕賳賽 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丿乇 丌賳 倬乇賵丕囟丨 丕爻鬲. 賲孬賱丕貙 亘乇丕蹖 鬲乇賵蹖噩賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗃� 卮丕蹖丿 芦噩賵丕蹖夭 賳賯丿蹖禄 趩賳丿丕賳 乇丕賴鈥屭簇� 賳亘丕卮丿貙 亘賱讴賴 賴賲丕賳鈥屫焚堌� 讴賴 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿賴鈥屫й屬� 賲毓乇賮蹖鈥屬囏й� 爻蹖賳賴 亘賴 爻蹖賳賴 蹖丕 賲乇賵乇賴丕蹖 賲卮賮賯丕賳賴 賵 丕夭 鬲賴鈥屫� 丕爻鬲 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 賲賵孬乇 賵 賵丕賯毓蹖貙 噩賴丕賳賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗏€屬囏� 乇丕 诏爻鬲乇卮 丿賴丿. 亘乇丕蹖 賴賲蹖賳 亘賵丿 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫ㄘж� 诏乇賮鬲貨 丿蹖賵丕賳賴鈥屬囏й� 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫з嗁嗀� 趩诏賵賳賴 丕蹖賳 賵蹖乇賵爻 乇丕 賲賳鬲卮乇 讴賳賳丿. (丕賱亘鬲賴 毓丕賯亘鬲賽 丕蹖賳 乇蹖丕爻鬲 乇丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫з嗁呚� 卮丕蹖丿 丌賱亘乇鬲賵賽 賯氐賴鈥屰� 賲丕 趩賳丿丕賳 賴賲 鬲賵賮蹖賯 賳蹖丕亘丿 丿乇 倬爻鬲賽 乇蹖丕爻鬲蹖賽 禺賵丿貙 趩賵賳 賱夭賵賲丕 賴乇 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗁� 丨乇賮賴鈥屫й� 讴鬲丕亘丿丕乇賽 賲鬲禺氐氐 蹖丕 乇卅蹖爻蹖 讴丕乇亘賱丿 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.)
丕賱亘鬲賴 蹖丕賮鬲賳賽 卮禺氐蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏ж� 倬蹖诏蹖乇蹖 讴丕乇賴丕蹖 蹖讴 賳賵蹖爻賳丿踿 亘禺氐賵氐 賵 芦讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 賳丕诏賴丕賳蹖禄 賴賲 丕夭 丿蹖诏乇 賲爻蹖乇賴丕蹖 賲卮賴賵乇 丕爻鬲 讴賴 鬲賵爻胤 毓丿賴鈥屫й� 賱蹖爻鬲 卮丿賴 丕爻鬲! (賳蹖丕夭賲賳丿賽 鬲讴賲蹖賱 賲賳丕亘毓)
卮丕蹖丿 讴賲蹖 亘蹖鈥屫必ㄘ� 亘丕卮丿 丕賲丕 噩丕 丿丕乇丿 丕蹖賳噩丕 丕夭 趩賳丿 賳賮乇 讴賴 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж迟� 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮 讴乇丿賴 丕賳丿 亘乇禺蹖 賲禺丕夭賳賽 讴鬲丕亘蹖賽 丕蹖乇丕賳貙 爻乇賵爻丕賲丕賳 亘诏蹖乇賳丿貙 賳丕賲 亘亘乇賲. 蹖讴蹖 丕蹖乇噩 丕賮卮丕乇 讴賴 丕氐賱丕 丿乇 丨讴賲賽 倬丿乇賽 賲禺夭賳鈥屬囏� 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏� 丿乇 丕蹖乇丕賳 丕爻鬲. 賴乇诏丕賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲乇讴夭蹖 丿丕賳卮诏丕賴 鬲賴乇丕賳 賲蹖鈥屫辟堎� 蹖丕丿蹖 丕夭 丕蹖賳 亘夭乇诏鈥屬呚必� 丿乇 匕賴賳賲 倬蹖丿丕 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�. 賳賮乇 丿賵賲 乇爻賵賱 噩毓賮乇蹖丕賳 讴賴 鬲賱丕卮鈥屬囏й� 丕賵 丿乇 賳賵爻丕夭蹖賽 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 賲噩賱爻 乇丕 丿乇 丨丿蹖孬賽 丿蹖诏乇丕賳 卮賳蹖丿賴鈥屫з�. 賳賮乇 爻賵賲 賴賲 爻蹖丿 讴丕馗賲 賲賵爻賵蹖 亘噩賳賵乇丿蹖 讴賴 丿丕蹖乇丞 丕賱賲毓丕乇賮 亘夭乇诏 丕爻賱丕賲蹖 乇丕 丕夭 氐丿賯賴 爻乇賽 爻賲丕噩鬲賽 丕賵 丿丕乇蹖賲. 禺賱丕氐賴 丕蹖賳 爻賴 賳賮乇 倬丕爻亘丕賳賽 丨丕賮馗踿 賲讴鬲賵亘 丕蹖賳 爻乇夭賲蹖賳 亘賵丿賴 丕賳丿貨 亘賴 賯賵賱蹖 倬丕爻亘丕賳賽 賲乇夭賴丕蹖 賮乇賴賳诏蹖 丕蹖賳 讴賴賳鈥屫ㄙ堎�. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕蹖賳 爻蹖丕賴賴鈥屰� 爻賴 賳賮乇蹖 讴爻丕賳蹖鈥� 丕賳丿 讴賴 賲賳 禺賵亘 賲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж迟呚簇з� 賵 亘丕賳蹖丕賳賽 丨賮馗賽 丌孬丕乇賽 賲讴鬲賵亘賽 賮丕乇爻蹖 賯胤毓丕 賲賳丨氐乇 丿乇 丕蹖賳 賱蹖爻鬲 賳蹖爻鬲. 丕诏賴 鬲丕 丕蹖賳噩丕蹖 賲鬲賳 禺賵丕賳丿賴 丕蹖丿 賵 丨丕賱 丿丕卮鬲蹖丿 鬲賵 讴丕賲賳鬲鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鈥屫堎嗃屬� 丿乇 賲賵乇丿 丿蹖诏乇 丕蹖賳 丨丕賮馗賴鈥屫ㄘз嗀з� 丨乇賮 亘夭賳蹖賲. 賮賯胤 賲毓乇賮蹖鈥屫ж� 亘乇 诏乇丿踿 卮賲丕.
4- 賲鬲丕爻賮丕賳踿 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賲賳 乇丕 賵爻賵爻賴 讴乇丿 蹖讴 丿賵乇 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з� 乇丕 亘乇 賴賲 亘夭賳賲 賵 丕賳丿讴蹖 芦诏乇蹖夭 亘賳賵蹖爻賲禄. 丕賱亘鬲賴 丕氐賱丕 夭賲丕賳卮 賳卮丿賴 丕爻鬲. 賴賳賵夭 賳乇爻蹖丿賴貨 禺賱丕氐賴 讴賵鬲丕賴 賯丿 丕賲. 倬爻 賳賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫迟�. 丕诏乇 蹖丕丿賲 亘賲丕賳丿 卮丕蹖丿 爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 亘毓丿鬲乇. 卮丕蹖丿 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 讴卮賮 賵 卮賴賵丿貙 丨丕賱賽 賳賵卮鬲賳賽 丕蹖賳 賳賵毓 賲鬲賵賳 賴賵蹖丿丕 卮賵賳丿貙 倬爻 氐乇賮丕 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗁� 賲賳鬲馗乇 亘賲丕賳賲貨 卮丕蹖丿 賴蹖趩鈥屬堎傌� 賳卮丿貙 丨蹖賮!
丿乇 囟賲賳 丕賲丕賳 丕夭 丨丕賮馗賴鈥屰� 賮乇丕賲賵卮讴丕乇貙 賯賵賱 丿丕丿賴 亘賵丿賲 蹖讴 賳賯賱 賯賵賱賽 噩匕丕亘 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 亘賳賵蹖爻賲 讴賴 讴賱丕 蹖丕丿賲 乇賮鬲 趩蹖 亘賵丿 賵 讴噩丕蹖 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿.
亘乇 丕爻丕爻 爻賳鬲貙 蹖丕丿丿丕卮鬲賴丕蹖 丨蹖賳賽 賲胤丕賱毓賴:
{鬲丕 氐賮丨踿 30}
丕賳賯丿乇 卮乇賵毓賽 讴鬲丕亘 乇賵丕賳 賵 丿賱趩爻亘 亘賵丿 讴賴 丕诏乇 禺賵丿丿丕乇蹖 賳讴賳賲 亘賴 胤乇賮丞鈥屫з勜观屬嗃� 鬲賲丕賲 賲蹖鈥屫促堌�.
亘丕蹖丿 亘乇 賳賮爻 丕賲丕乇賴 賯丿賲 亘诏匕丕乇賲 鬲丕 噩乇毓賴 噩乇毓賴 亘賳賵卮賲 丕蹖賳 賳賵卮鬲賴 乇丕.
丨乇蹖氐 卮丿賲 丕賵賳 蹖讴蹖 讴鬲丕亘賽 丕蹖賳 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 讴賴 鬲乇噩賲丕賳 賲賳鬲卮乇 讴乇丿賴 丕爻鬲 乇丕 賳蹖夭 亘禺賵丕賳賲. 丕氐賱丕 丕賵賱賽 讴丕乇貙 丌賳 讴鬲丕亘 乇丕 丿蹖丿賴 亘賵丿賲 賵 賲噩匕賵亘 丕蹖丿賴 賵 鬲讴鈥屭藏ж辟団€屬囏й屫� 卮丿賴 亘賵丿賲貨 鬲丕 丕蹖賳讴賴 讴乇賲賽 賮乇丕賲賵卮蹖 丿乇 匕賴賳賲 倬蹖趩蹖丿 賵 丿蹖诏賴 爻乇丕睾卮 賳乇賮鬲賲 鬲丕 丕賲乇賵夭 讴賴 鬲賵蹖 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬佖辟堌篡屬� 丕賳鬲卮丕乇丕鬲 賲賵賱蹖貙 丿爻鬲賲 亘賴 賳丕诏賴丕賳 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘(亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з�) 乇丕 诏乇賮鬲 賵 禺乇蹖丿賲卮.
{鬲丕 氐賮丨踿 73}
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诏乇蹖夭賽 倬賳噩賲貙 賲乇亘賵胤 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屰� 丕賮爻丕賳賴鈥屫й� 丕爻讴賳丿乇蹖賴 亘賵丿 賵 丨爻乇鬲賽 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏й� 爻賵禺鬲賴 賵 賳丕亘賵丿 卮丿賴 丿乇 丌賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴. 丕蹖賳 亘乇丕蹖 賲賳蹖 讴賴 亘賴 氐賵乇鬲 丿爻鬲鈥屬� 丿賵賲 賵 賲禺鬲氐乇蹖 鬲丕乇蹖禺 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫迟堌槽屸€屬囏й� 丕蹖乇丕賳 賵 丕爻賱丕賲貙 亘賴 賴賲乇丕賴 賱蹖爻鬲賽 賳爻禺 賲賵噩賵丿 丿乇 丌賳鈥屬囏� 乇丕 禺賵丕賳丿賴鈥屫з� 丕蹖賳 乇賵丕蹖鬲 亘爻蹖丕乇 鬲賱禺 賵 賯丕亘賱鈥屸€屫壁� 亘賵丿.賵丕 丨爻乇鬲丕!
蹖讴 賳賯丕卮蹖鈥屫ж� 賴爻鬲 亘賳丕賲 "讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳踿 丕爻讴賳丿乇蹖賴 丿乇 丌鬲卮/The Burning of the Library of Alexandria (1876) 讴賴 亘賴 賳丨賵 毓噩蹖亘蹖 睾賲 丿丕乇賴. 蹖賴 爻乇趩蹖 讴賳蹖丿 蹖丕賮鬲 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屫�.
February 14, 2019
賯丿 賱丕 賷賯賵賶 丕賱兀丿亘 毓賱賶 廿賳賯丕匕 兀丨丿賺 賲賳 丕賱馗賱賲 兀賵 賲睾乇賷丕鬲 丕賱胤賲毓 兀賵 賲氐丕卅亘 丕賱爻賱胤丞. 賵賱賰賳賴 賳丕噩毓賹 賵賲禺賷賮 賲賳 睾賷乇 亘丿賾貙 賲丕 丿丕賲 賰賱 丿賰鬲丕鬲賵乇貙 賵賰賱 賳馗丕賲 丨賰賲 卮賲賵賱賷貙 賵賰賱 囟丕亘胤 賲賴丿賾丿貙 賷丨丕賵賱賵賳 丕賱鬲禺賱氐 賲賳 丕賱兀丿亘 亘廿丨乇丕賯 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 亘賲賳毓賽 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 亘丕賱乇賯丕亘丞 毓賱賶 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 亘賮乇囟 丕賱囟乇丕卅亘 毓賱賶 丕賱賰鬲亘貙 亘賯賱丞 廿賷賱丕亍 賯囟賷丞 賲丨賵 丕賱兀賲賷丞 兀賷賾 丕賴鬲賲丕賲賺 賷購匕賰乇 廿賱丕 乇賮毓賸丕 賱賱毓鬲亘貙 亘丕賱鬲賱賲賷丨 廿賱賶 兀賳 丕賱賲胤丕賱毓丞 賳卮丕胤賹 賳禺亘賵賷賾.
賰賱 賷賵賲貙 賮賷 賲賰丕賳賺 賲丕 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 賷丨丕賵賱 兀丨丿賴賲 (賵賷賮賱丨 兀丨賷丕賳賸丕) 兀賳 賷禺賳賯 賰鬲丕亘賸丕 賷亘丕丿乇購 鬲氐乇賷丨賸丕 兀賵 鬲賱賲賷丨賸丕 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲丨匕賷乇 賲賳 賲睾亘賾丞 匕賱賰. 賵賲乇丞賸 鬲賱賵 兀禺乇賶貙 鬲鬲賴丕賵賶 丕賱兀賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丕鬲 賵賷亘賯賶 丕賱兀丿亘.
- 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱.
賰賱 賷賵賲貙 賮賷 賲賰丕賳賺 賲丕 賲賳 賴匕丕 丕賱毓丕賱賲貙 賷丨丕賵賱 兀丨丿賴賲 (賵賷賮賱丨 兀丨賷丕賳賸丕) 兀賳 賷禺賳賯 賰鬲丕亘賸丕 賷亘丕丿乇購 鬲氐乇賷丨賸丕 兀賵 鬲賱賲賷丨賸丕 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲丨匕賷乇 賲賳 賲睾亘賾丞 匕賱賰. 賵賲乇丞賸 鬲賱賵 兀禺乇賶貙 鬲鬲賴丕賵賶 丕賱兀賲亘乇丕胤賵乇賷丕鬲 賵賷亘賯賶 丕賱兀丿亘.
- 兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱.
May 17, 2025
亘賴 蹖丕丿 亘賵乇禺爻貙 趩卮賲 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥� 賴丕蹖 噩賴丕賳:
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丌賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 丕蹖賳 乇丕 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀池� 賵 亘丕 丕蹖賳鈥屬囐呝囏� 賳丕诏夭蹖乇 亘賵丿 丌賳 乇丕 亘乇趩蹖賳丿. 芦亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з吢� 丕毓鬲乇丕賮鈥屬嗀з呝団€屫й屸€屫池� 讴賴 讴爻蹖 亘丕 賯賱亘 賵蹖乇丕賳鈥屫簇団€屫ж� 賲蹖鈥屬嗁堐屫池� 讴爻蹖 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 賳賴 賲讴丕賳蹖 亘乇丕蹖 賯乇丕乇 丿丕乇丿貙 賳賴 賵丕跇賴鈥屫й� 讴賴 丿乇 丌賳 丌爻丕蹖卮 蹖丕亘丿.
趩蹖夭蹖 亘賵乇禺爻蹖 丿乇 爻乇丕爻乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賴爻鬲. 賳賴 賮賯胤 丿乇 丕乇噩丕毓丕鬲貙 賳賴 賮賯胤 丿乇 禺丕胤乇賴鈥� 倬乇乇賳诏蹖 讴賴 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘鈥屫堌з嗀� 亘乇丕蹖 亘賵乇禺爻 賳賯賱 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 亘賱讴賴 丿乇 賳诏丕賴 賴爻鬲蹖鈥屫促嗀ж池з嗁団€屫й� 讴賴 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 丿丕乇丿貨 丿乇 丕蹖賳鈥屭┵� 趩诏賵賳賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 賳賴 丕亘夭丕乇蹖 亘乇丕蹖 丿丕賳爻鬲賳貙 亘賱讴賴 爻乇夭賲蹖賳蹖鈥屫池� 亘乇丕蹖 诏賲鈥屫簇� 丕爻鬲. 亘賵乇禺爻 賲蹖鈥屭佖�: 芦賲賳 賴賲賵丕乇賴 鬲氐賵乇 賲蹖鈥屭┴必� 亘賴卮鬲 亘丕蹖丿 亘賴 卮讴賱 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫й� 亘丕卮丿.禄 丨丕賱 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱貙 亘賴 丿賱丕蹖賱蹖 亘爻蹖丕乇 夭賲蹖賳蹖鈥屫必� 丌賳 亘賴卮鬲 乇丕 鬲乇讴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀�. 丕賲丕 丌賳鈥屭嗁� 乇禺 賲蹖鈥屫囏� 爻賯賵胤 丕夭 亘賴卮鬲 賳蹖爻鬲貨 亘賱讴賴 賳賵毓蹖 鬲亘毓蹖丿 丿乇賵賳蹖鈥屫池� 鬲乇讴 蹖讴 亘丿賳 讴丕睾匕蹖 讴賴 爻丕賱鈥屬囏� 丿乇 丌賳 夭蹖爻鬲賴鈥屫й� 賵 丨丕賱丕 賳丕趩丕乇 亘賴 亘蹖乇賵賳鈥屫辟佖� 丕夭 丌賳蹖貙 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 亘乇丕蹖卮 噩丕蹖蹖 丿乇 噩賴丕賳 賵噩賵丿 賳丿丕乇丿.
賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 乇丕 丕夭 賯賮爻賴鈥屬囏� 亘蹖乇賵賳 賲蹖鈥屫①堎庁辟庁� 丕賲丕 丿乇 賵丕賯毓 丿丕乇丿 賯胤毓丕鬲蹖 丕夭 诏匕卮鬲賴鈥屫ж� 乇丕 賵乇賯 賲蹖鈥屫操嗀�. 賴乇 讴鬲丕亘 賳賴 賮賯胤 賳卮丕賳蹖 丕夭 蹖讴 丿賵乇賴 蹖丕 丕賳丿蹖卮賴貙 亘賱讴賴 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 禺賵丿 丕賵爻鬲貨 亘禺卮蹖 丕夭 賲乇丿蹖 讴賴 丿乇 趩賳丿蹖賳 夭亘丕賳 夭賳丿诏蹖 讴乇丿賴貙 丿乇 趩賳丿蹖賳 讴卮賵乇 乇蹖卮賴 丿賵丕賳丿賴 賵 丿乇 賴蹖趩鈥屭┴з� 賳賲丕賳丿賴 丕爻鬲. 亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з� 丿乇 爻胤丨 馗丕賴乇貙 鬲兀賲賱蹖 丕爻鬲 亘乇 讴鬲丕亘鈥屬囏� 賵 賳賯卮 丌賳鈥屬囏� 丿乇 夭賳丿诏蹖 丕賳爻丕賳貙 丕賲丕 丿乇 毓賲賯貙 亘丕夭禺賵丕賳蹖鈥屫й屸€� 爻鬲 丕夭 賵丕跇賴鈥� 亘蹖鈥屬傌必ж� 禺丕賳賴.
讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 亘乇丕蹖 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 趩蹖夭蹖鈥屫池� 賲蹖丕賳 賵胤賳 賵 鬲賳貙 賵 丨丕賱丕 讴賴 亘丕蹖丿 丌賳 乇丕 鬲乇讴 讴賳丿貙 賳賵毓蹖 倬賵爻鬲鈥屫з嗀ж槽� 丿乇丿賳丕讴 乇丕 鬲噩乇亘賴 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗀� 蹖讴 禺賵丿讴卮蹖 賲毓賳賵蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丌賳貙 趩蹖夭蹖 丕夭 丕賵 賲蹖鈥屬呟屫必� 鬲丕 亘丕賯蹖 亘鬲賵丕賳丿 丿乇 噩賴丕賳蹖 賳丕賲賴乇亘丕賳 丿賵丕賲 亘蹖丕賵乇丿.
賵 丌蹖丕 亘賵乇禺爻貙 丌賳 賳丕亘蹖賳丕蹖 亘蹖賳丕鬲乇 丕夭 賴賲賴貙 倬蹖卮鈥屫ㄛ屬嗃� 賳讴乇丿賴 亘賵丿 讴賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屬囏� 賲丕 乇丕 賴賲 禺賵丕賴賳丿 亘賱毓蹖丿責 讴賴 賵丕跇賴鈥屬囏ж� 爻乇丕賳噩丕賲貙 亘丕 賲丕 賴賲丕賳 禺賵丕賴賳丿 讴乇丿 讴賴 賲丕 亘丕 丌賳鈥屬囏� 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗃屬呚�
賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 賳賴 賴賲趩賵賳 蹖讴 乇賵卮賳賮讴乇貙 亘賱讴賴 賴賲趩賵賳 蹖讴 爻賵诏賵丕乇 爻禺賳 賲蹖鈥屭堐屫�. 爻賵诏賵丕乇 毓卮賯 賵 鬲毓丕丿賱蹖 讴賴 丿蹖诏乇 賵噩賵丿 賳丿丕乇丿. 爻賵诏賵丕乇 丿乇禺鬲蹖 讴賴 卮丕禺賴鈥屬囏й屫� 噩賱丿 讴鬲丕亘 亘賵丿 賵 乇蹖卮賴鈥屬囏й屫� 丨丕賮馗賴 賵 毓丕胤賮賴.
芦亘乇趩蹖丿賳 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴鈥屫з吢� 讴鬲丕亘蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 亘乇丕蹖 丌賲賵禺鬲賳貙 亘賱讴賴 讴鬲丕亘蹖鈥屫池� 亘乇丕蹖 丕夭 丿爻鬲 丿丕丿賳. 讴鬲丕亘蹖 讴賴 亘賴 賲丕 賲蹖鈥屫①呝堌藏� 趩诏賵賳賴 丕夭 丿爻鬲 亘丿賴蹖賲貙 亘蹖鈥屫①嗏€屭┵� 賮乇丕賲賵卮 讴賳蹖賲. 趩诏賵賳賴 丕夭 噩丕蹖蹖 讴賴 賳亘賵丿賳卮 乇丕 鬲丕亘 賳賲蹖鈥屫①堌臂屬呚� 丿賱 亘讴賳蹖賲 賵 丿乇 毓蹖賳 丨丕賱 丿乇 丌賳 亘賲丕賳蹖賲貨 丿乇 匕賴賳貙 丿乇 讴賱賲賴貙 丿乇 禺乇丕卮鈥屬囏й屰� 讴賴 亘乇 丿賱 賲蹖鈥屬呚з嗁嗀�.
卮丕蹖丿 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 賴賲貙 賲孬賱 亘賵乇禺爻貙 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀� 讴賴 噩賴丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 噩夭 卮亘讴賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 丕爻鬲毓丕乇賴鈥屬囏� 賳蹖爻鬲貨 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴鈥屫臂屬� 賵 丕賳爻丕賳蹖鈥屫臂屬嗁� 丌賳鈥屬囏ж池�.
讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 乇丕 賳賲蹖鈥屫促堌� 噩丕亘賴鈥屫� 讴乇丿貙 賴賲丕賳鈥屫焚堌� 讴賴 丨丕賮馗賴 乇丕貙 賴賲丕賳鈥屫焚堌� 讴賴 蹖讴 賳丕賲 乇丕貙 賴賲丕賳鈥屫焚堌� 讴賴 乇丐蹖丕 乇丕.
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卮丕蹖丿 賲丕賳诏賵卅賱 賴賲貙 賲孬賱 亘賵乇禺爻貙 賲蹖鈥屫з嗀� 讴賴 噩賴丕賳 趩蹖夭蹖 噩夭 卮亘讴賴鈥屫й� 丕夭 丕爻鬲毓丕乇賴鈥屬囏� 賳蹖爻鬲貨 賵 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴貙 倬蹖趩蹖丿賴鈥屫臂屬� 賵 丕賳爻丕賳蹖鈥屫臂屬嗁� 丌賳鈥屬囏ж池�.
May 10, 2024
The event we do not know the details of is the trigger of a reflection on these books, what they evoke, literature, reading, and writing experiences. In a short text, Alberto Manguel never tires of his digressions, where he refers to his experience with Borges and puts his scholarship to good use. He recounts his relationship with libraries and narrates the library's history, "which had reached the status of model for all libraries, that of Alexandria," where he stages his relationship to dictionaries and words.
It is a book of passions delivered here by a master of powers.
It is a book of passions delivered here by a master of powers.
April 27, 2018
A brilliant set of essays on the importance of books, reading, and libraries.
"It is true that, confronted with the blind imbecility with which we try to destroy our planet, the relentlessness with which we inflict pain on ourselves and others, the extent of our greed and cowardice and envy, the arrogance with which we strut among our fellow living creatures, it is hard to believe that writing鈥攍iterature or any other art, for that matter鈥攖eaches us anything. If after reading lines such as Larkin鈥檚 鈥淭he trees are coming into leaf, / Like something almost being said,鈥� we are still capable of all such atrocities, then perhaps literature does make nothing happen."
"Like the Greeks, we allow ourselves to be governed by sick and greedy individuals for whom death is unimportant because it happens to others, and in book after book we attempt to put into words our profound conviction that it should not be so."
"Of course, literature may not be able to save anyone from injustice, or from the temptations of greed or the miseries of power. But something about it must be perilously effective if every dictator, every totalitarian government, every threatened official tries to do away with it, by burning books, by banning books, by censoring books, by taxing books, by paying mere lip-service to the cause of literacy, by insinuating that reading is an elitist activity. William Blake, speaking about Napoleon in a public address, had this to say: 鈥淟et us teach Buonaparte, and whosoever else it may concern, that it is not Arts that follow and attend upon Empire, but Empire that attends and follows the Arts.鈥�
There are too many wonderful passages to quote, but I thought these three had some relevance in today's world. I just wish everyone could understand the importance of reading.
"It is true that, confronted with the blind imbecility with which we try to destroy our planet, the relentlessness with which we inflict pain on ourselves and others, the extent of our greed and cowardice and envy, the arrogance with which we strut among our fellow living creatures, it is hard to believe that writing鈥攍iterature or any other art, for that matter鈥攖eaches us anything. If after reading lines such as Larkin鈥檚 鈥淭he trees are coming into leaf, / Like something almost being said,鈥� we are still capable of all such atrocities, then perhaps literature does make nothing happen."
"Like the Greeks, we allow ourselves to be governed by sick and greedy individuals for whom death is unimportant because it happens to others, and in book after book we attempt to put into words our profound conviction that it should not be so."
"Of course, literature may not be able to save anyone from injustice, or from the temptations of greed or the miseries of power. But something about it must be perilously effective if every dictator, every totalitarian government, every threatened official tries to do away with it, by burning books, by banning books, by censoring books, by taxing books, by paying mere lip-service to the cause of literacy, by insinuating that reading is an elitist activity. William Blake, speaking about Napoleon in a public address, had this to say: 鈥淟et us teach Buonaparte, and whosoever else it may concern, that it is not Arts that follow and attend upon Empire, but Empire that attends and follows the Arts.鈥�
There are too many wonderful passages to quote, but I thought these three had some relevance in today's world. I just wish everyone could understand the importance of reading.
May 7, 2018
Excerpt:
January 20, 2025
3.5
丌賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳诏丕賱 丌乇跇丕賳鬲蹖賳蹖 讴賴 乇賵夭诏丕乇蹖 丿乇 禺丿賲鬲 亘賵乇禺爻 亘賵丿賴 賵 亘賴 毓賱鬲 囟毓賮 亘蹖賳丕蹖蹖 亘賵乇禺爻貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 卮乇丨 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 丕蹖 丕夭 鬲噩乇亘蹖丕鬲 禺賵丿卮 丿乇 丨賵夭賴 讴鬲丕亘 賵 讴鬲丕亘丿丕乇蹖 賵 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵丕賳蹖 乇賵 亘賴 賲禺丕胤亘 丕乇丕卅賴 賲蹖丿賴. 丕賵 氐丕丨亘 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 35000 噩賱丿蹖 亘賵丿賴 賵 囟賲賳 诏賮鬲賳 丕夭 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 乇賵 噩賲毓 賵 亘爻鬲賴 亘賳丿蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁囏� 诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 亘賴 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳 賲蹖夭賳賴. 讴鬲丕亘 倬乇丨乇賮蹖 丕爻鬲.丕夭 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮蹖 爻禺賳 亘賴 賲蹖丕賳 丌賲丿賴 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕賵賳賴丕 乇賵 卮蹖乇蹖賳 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賴. 賲鬲賳 禺卮讴蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 丿丕賮毓賴 丕蹖噩丕丿 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 夭蹖丕丿卮 賴賲 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 賲卮讴賱蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 賳賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕 賵 賲爻丕卅賱 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳蹖 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 氐丨亘鬲 賲蹖卮賴. 賴乇 诏乇蹖夭 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 丿賵 亘禺卮 鬲卮讴蹖賱 賲蹖卮賴.蹖讴蹖 賲賵囟賵毓蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丕賵賳 诏乇蹖夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賴 賵 丿乇 賯爻賲鬲 丿賵賲 噩爻鬲丕乇貙 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 毓馗蹖賲卮 乇噩賵毓 賲蹖讴賳賴 賵 亘丨孬 乇賵 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖丿賴...噩爻鬲丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖蹖 乇賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲.诏賮鬲賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 爻禺鬲賴貙 趩賵賳 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 鬲毓丿丿 賲爻丕卅賱蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮賵賳 丨乇賮 夭丿賴 卮丿賴貙 氐乇賮丕 亘丕蹖丿 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿 賵 禺賵賳丿. 賴乇 賲禺丕胤亘蹖 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賮乇丕禺賵乇 鬲噩乇亘蹖丕鬲 賵 丿丕賳卮 賵 爻丕亘賯賴 賲胤丕賱毓丕鬲蹖 讴賴 丿丕乇賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 爻賴賲 賵 丕賳丿賵禺鬲賴 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丿丕乇賴.
丌賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳诏丕賱 丌乇跇丕賳鬲蹖賳蹖 讴賴 乇賵夭诏丕乇蹖 丿乇 禺丿賲鬲 亘賵乇禺爻 亘賵丿賴 賵 亘賴 毓賱鬲 囟毓賮 亘蹖賳丕蹖蹖 亘賵乇禺爻貙 亘乇丕蹖 丕賵 讴鬲丕亘 賲蹖鈥屫堌з嗀� 丿乇 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 卮乇丨 毓丕卮賯丕賳賴 丕蹖 丕夭 鬲噩乇亘蹖丕鬲 禺賵丿卮 丿乇 丨賵夭賴 讴鬲丕亘 賵 讴鬲丕亘丿丕乇蹖 賵 讴鬲丕亘 禺賵丕賳蹖 乇賵 亘賴 賲禺丕胤亘 丕乇丕卅賴 賲蹖丿賴. 丕賵 氐丕丨亘 蹖讴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 35000 噩賱丿蹖 亘賵丿賴 賵 囟賲賳 诏賮鬲賳 丕夭 夭賲丕賳蹖 讴賴 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘賴丕 乇賵 噩賲毓 賵 亘爻鬲賴 亘賳丿蹖 賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁囏� 诏乇蹖夭賴丕蹖 賲鬲賮丕賵鬲蹖 亘賴 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳 賲蹖夭賳賴. 讴鬲丕亘 倬乇丨乇賮蹖 丕爻鬲.丕夭 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 賲禺鬲賱賮蹖 爻禺賳 亘賴 賲蹖丕賳 丌賲丿賴 賵 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 丕賵賳賴丕 乇賵 卮蹖乇蹖賳 乇賵丕蹖鬲 讴乇丿賴. 賲鬲賳 禺卮讴蹖 賳蹖爻鬲 賵 丿丕賮毓賴 丕蹖噩丕丿 賳賲蹖鈥屭┵嗁� 賵 賲賵囟賵毓丕鬲 夭蹖丕丿卮 賴賲 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 賲卮讴賱蹖 亘乇丕蹖 禺賵丕賳賳丿賴 亘賴 賵噩賵丿 賳賲蹖丕乇賴. 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 賴丕 賵 賲爻丕卅賱 诏賵賳丕诏賵賳蹖 丿乇 讴鬲丕亘 氐丨亘鬲 賲蹖卮賴. 賴乇 诏乇蹖夭 丕夭 讴鬲丕亘 丕夭 丿賵 亘禺卮 鬲卮讴蹖賱 賲蹖卮賴.蹖讴蹖 賲賵囟賵毓蹖 讴賴 丿乇 丕賵賳 诏乇蹖夭 賳賵蹖爻賳丿賴 賲蹖禺賵丕丿 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮 丨乇賮 亘夭賳賴 賵 丿乇 賯爻賲鬲 丿賵賲 噩爻鬲丕乇貙 亘賴 讴鬲丕亘禺丕賳賴 毓馗蹖賲卮 乇噩賵毓 賲蹖讴賳賴 賵 亘丨孬 乇賵 丕丿丕賲賴 賲蹖丿賴...噩爻鬲丕乇賴丕蹖蹖 丕亘鬲丿丕蹖蹖 乇賵 亘蹖卮鬲乇 丿賵爻鬲 丿丕卮鬲賲.诏賮鬲賳 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 禺蹖賱蹖 爻禺鬲賴貙 趩賵賳 亘賴 賳馗乇賲 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 鬲毓丿丿 賲爻丕卅賱蹖 讴賴 丿乇 賲賵乇丿卮賵賳 丨乇賮 夭丿賴 卮丿賴貙 氐乇賮丕 亘丕蹖丿 鬲噩乇亘賴 讴乇丿 賵 禺賵賳丿. 賴乇 賲禺丕胤亘蹖 亘丕 鬲賵噩賴 亘賴 賮乇丕禺賵乇 鬲噩乇亘蹖丕鬲 賵 丿丕賳卮 賵 爻丕亘賯賴 賲胤丕賱毓丕鬲蹖 讴賴 丿丕乇賴 賲蹖鬲賵賳賴 爻賴賲 賵 丕賳丿賵禺鬲賴 禺賵丿卮 乇賵 丕夭 丕蹖賳 讴鬲丕亘 亘乇丿丕乇賴.
December 11, 2024
袙芯谢懈屑 泻褮懈谐械 芯 泻褮懈谐邪屑邪, 芯 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪屑邪, 泻褮懈谐械 芯 褌褍褣械屑 褔懈褌邪谢邪褔泻芯屑 懈褋泻褍褋褌胁褍 懈 芯写薪芯褋褍 锌褉械屑邪 泻褮懈卸械胁薪芯褋褌懈 懈 锌懈褋邪薪芯褬 褉械褔懈 褍芯锌褕褌械.
袨胁邪褬 袦邪薪谐械谢芯胁 褋锌懈褋/械褋械褬, 懈锌邪泻, 薪懈褬械 褋邪屑芯 芯 褌芯屑械. 袨胁芯 褬械 蟹邪懈褋褌邪 褬械写薪邪 械谢械谐懈褬邪 褍 泻芯褬芯褬 褋械, 锌芯褌邪泻薪褍褌 锌邪泻芯胁邪褮械屑 褋胁芯褬械 芯谐褉芯屑薪械 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻械, 蟹斜芯谐 锌褉械褋械褭械褮邪, 袦邪薪谐械谢 芯褋胁褉褯械 懈 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褬褍 锌懈褋屑邪 懈 锌懈褋邪褮邪, 蟹薪邪褔邪褬 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪, 邪谢懈 懈 薪邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔懈褌械 写褉褍谐械 写褉褍褕褌胁械薪械 懈 写褉褍褕褌胁械薪芯-懈褋褌芯褉懈褬褋泻械 芯泻芯谢薪芯褋褌懈. 袨谐褉芯屑薪邪 械褉褍写懈褑懈褬邪 懈褋懈褬邪胁邪 懈蟹 褋胁械谐邪 褌芯谐邪, 邪谢懈 薪懈锌芯褕褌芯 芯薪邪 褋褍胁芯锌邪褉薪邪, 械薪褑懈泻谢芯锌械写懈褬褋泻邪.
袘邪褕, 芯薪邪泻芯, 褬械写邪薪 写褉邪谐褍褭褔懈褯 芯写 泻褮懈谐械.
袨胁邪褬 袦邪薪谐械谢芯胁 褋锌懈褋/械褋械褬, 懈锌邪泻, 薪懈褬械 褋邪屑芯 芯 褌芯屑械. 袨胁芯 褬械 蟹邪懈褋褌邪 褬械写薪邪 械谢械谐懈褬邪 褍 泻芯褬芯褬 褋械, 锌芯褌邪泻薪褍褌 锌邪泻芯胁邪褮械屑 褋胁芯褬械 芯谐褉芯屑薪械 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻械, 蟹斜芯谐 锌褉械褋械褭械褮邪, 袦邪薪谐械谢 芯褋胁褉褯械 懈 薪邪 懈褋褌芯褉懈褬褍 锌懈褋屑邪 懈 锌懈褋邪褮邪, 蟹薪邪褔邪褬 斜懈斜谢懈芯褌械泻邪, 邪谢懈 懈 薪邪 褉邪蟹谢懈褔懈褌械 写褉褍谐械 写褉褍褕褌胁械薪械 懈 写褉褍褕褌胁械薪芯-懈褋褌芯褉懈褬褋泻械 芯泻芯谢薪芯褋褌懈. 袨谐褉芯屑薪邪 械褉褍写懈褑懈褬邪 懈褋懈褬邪胁邪 懈蟹 褋胁械谐邪 褌芯谐邪, 邪谢懈 薪懈锌芯褕褌芯 芯薪邪 褋褍胁芯锌邪褉薪邪, 械薪褑懈泻谢芯锌械写懈褬褋泻邪.
袘邪褕, 芯薪邪泻芯, 褬械写邪薪 写褉邪谐褍褭褔懈褯 芯写 泻褮懈谐械.
June 20, 2021
4,5*
Porque, se toda a biblioteca 茅 autobiogr谩fica, ent茫o o acto de a embalar parece uma esp茅cie de um auto-obitu谩rio.
Mais uma vez, a ideia que eu fazia da escrita de um autor caiu por terra. J谩 tinha ouvido muitos elogios a Alberto Manguel, mas nenhum me convenceu e s贸 pelo facto de ter um audiobook dispon铆vel me decidi a dar uma oportunidade a 鈥淓mbalando a Minha Biblioteca鈥�. Bastaram-me os primeiros minutos para perceber que este era um livro que eu queria ter em formato f铆sico e marcar, marcar at茅 脿 exaust茫o, e assim continuar a aumentar a minha biblioteca pessoal, para talvez um dia ter tantos como o autor!
Quero a materialidade das coisas verbais, a presen莽a s贸lida do livro, a forma, o tamanho, a textura. Compreendo a conveni锚ncia dos livros imateriais e a import芒ncia que t锚m numa sociedade do s茅culo XXI, mas, para mim, t锚m a qualidade das rela莽玫es plat贸nicas. Talvez por isso sinta t茫o profundamente a perda de livros que as minhas m茫os conheciam t茫o bem. Sou como Tom谩s, preciso de tocar para acreditar.
Fa莽o apenas uma vaga ideia do que seja possuir 35 mil livros como Manguel, e, um dia, ter de embal谩-los todos e lev谩-los para o outro lado do mundo, numa tarefa t茫o gigantesca que necessitou da ajuda de v谩rios amigos para os envolver em papel, rotular caixotes e fazer mapas dos locais onde eles costumavam estar.
O que pomos em palavras s茫o sombras das sombras, e todos os livros confessam a impossibilidade de apreender inteiramente seja l谩 o que for que a nossa experi锚ncia agarra. Todas as nossas bibliotecas s茫o o glorioso registo desse fracasso.
A esta elegia 脿 sua biblioteca pessoal e 脿s bibliotecas p煤blicas em geral, seguem-se dez divaga莽玫es sobre livros, dicion谩rios, leitores e escritores (apesar de serem sobretudo "dead white dudes", o que 茅 pena), onde a erudi莽茫o brota com toda a naturalidade, sempre a prop贸sito, sem me parecer que o autor se estivesse a exibir.
Em termos pr谩ticos, os dicion谩rios coligem as nossas palavras tanto para as preservar como para no-las devolverem, para nos permitirem saber que nomes demos 脿s nossas experi锚ncias ao longo das eras, e tamb茅m para descartar alguns desses nomes e os renovar, num ritual de cont铆nuo baptismo.
Neste meu primeiro contacto com Alberto Manguel, senti que ele 茅 um s谩bio que, pelo seu percurso e pelas pessoas com quem privou, quase ascende ao estatuto de mito, mas 茅 tamb茅m o mais humilde dos leitores que quer partilhar o seu conhecimento e o seu entusiasmo com os outros amantes de livros, sendo um dos seus desejos que mais gente se junte 脿s hostes dos que l锚em e frequentam bibliotecas.
Sei bem que o anseio de ser dono dos livros que levo emprestados parece mesquinho e ego铆sta. Acredito que o furto 茅 repreens铆vel e, por茅m, fui obrigado in煤meras vezes a reunir toda a minha energia moral para n茫o enfiar no bolso um volume desejado.
Porque, se toda a biblioteca 茅 autobiogr谩fica, ent茫o o acto de a embalar parece uma esp茅cie de um auto-obitu谩rio.
Mais uma vez, a ideia que eu fazia da escrita de um autor caiu por terra. J谩 tinha ouvido muitos elogios a Alberto Manguel, mas nenhum me convenceu e s贸 pelo facto de ter um audiobook dispon铆vel me decidi a dar uma oportunidade a 鈥淓mbalando a Minha Biblioteca鈥�. Bastaram-me os primeiros minutos para perceber que este era um livro que eu queria ter em formato f铆sico e marcar, marcar at茅 脿 exaust茫o, e assim continuar a aumentar a minha biblioteca pessoal, para talvez um dia ter tantos como o autor!
Quero a materialidade das coisas verbais, a presen莽a s贸lida do livro, a forma, o tamanho, a textura. Compreendo a conveni锚ncia dos livros imateriais e a import芒ncia que t锚m numa sociedade do s茅culo XXI, mas, para mim, t锚m a qualidade das rela莽玫es plat贸nicas. Talvez por isso sinta t茫o profundamente a perda de livros que as minhas m茫os conheciam t茫o bem. Sou como Tom谩s, preciso de tocar para acreditar.
Fa莽o apenas uma vaga ideia do que seja possuir 35 mil livros como Manguel, e, um dia, ter de embal谩-los todos e lev谩-los para o outro lado do mundo, numa tarefa t茫o gigantesca que necessitou da ajuda de v谩rios amigos para os envolver em papel, rotular caixotes e fazer mapas dos locais onde eles costumavam estar.
O que pomos em palavras s茫o sombras das sombras, e todos os livros confessam a impossibilidade de apreender inteiramente seja l谩 o que for que a nossa experi锚ncia agarra. Todas as nossas bibliotecas s茫o o glorioso registo desse fracasso.
A esta elegia 脿 sua biblioteca pessoal e 脿s bibliotecas p煤blicas em geral, seguem-se dez divaga莽玫es sobre livros, dicion谩rios, leitores e escritores (apesar de serem sobretudo "dead white dudes", o que 茅 pena), onde a erudi莽茫o brota com toda a naturalidade, sempre a prop贸sito, sem me parecer que o autor se estivesse a exibir.
Em termos pr谩ticos, os dicion谩rios coligem as nossas palavras tanto para as preservar como para no-las devolverem, para nos permitirem saber que nomes demos 脿s nossas experi锚ncias ao longo das eras, e tamb茅m para descartar alguns desses nomes e os renovar, num ritual de cont铆nuo baptismo.
Neste meu primeiro contacto com Alberto Manguel, senti que ele 茅 um s谩bio que, pelo seu percurso e pelas pessoas com quem privou, quase ascende ao estatuto de mito, mas 茅 tamb茅m o mais humilde dos leitores que quer partilhar o seu conhecimento e o seu entusiasmo com os outros amantes de livros, sendo um dos seus desejos que mais gente se junte 脿s hostes dos que l锚em e frequentam bibliotecas.
Sei bem que o anseio de ser dono dos livros que levo emprestados parece mesquinho e ego铆sta. Acredito que o furto 茅 repreens铆vel e, por茅m, fui obrigado in煤meras vezes a reunir toda a minha energia moral para n茫o enfiar no bolso um volume desejado.
April 13, 2018
Description: Alberto Manguel has had consistent 5-star ratings for his books on reading, books and libraries. With regret, he packs up his library of 35,000 volumes and prepares to move from a vast property in rural France to a small apartment on Manhattan's West Side.
Choosing which books to keep, store, or cast out, Manguel finds himself in deep reverie on the nature of relationships between books and readers, books and collectors, order and disorder, memory and reading.
In this poignant re-evaluation of his life as a reader, he illuminates the highly personal art of reading and affirms the vital role of public libraries. 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, civilised, and engaged society.猸愨瓙猸愨瓙
We should be grateful that we do not know what was destroyed in the fire at Alexandria, because we would be inconsolable"
Numinous is an English adjective, derived in the 17th century from the Latin numen, that is (especially in ancient Roman religion) a "deity or spirit presiding over a thing or space". Meaning "denoting or relating to a numen", it describes the power or presence or realisation of a divinity.
WL The Library at Night
MB Stevenson Under the Palm Trees
4 Packing My Library
September 8, 2018
賵氐賮鬲購 匕丕鬲 賲乇賾丞 "兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 亘丕賱賲孬賯賾賮 丕賱孬乇孬丕乇. 賷亘丿兀 賮賷 賲賵囟賵毓賺 孬賲賾 賷賳鬲賯賱 廿賱賶 丌禺乇貙 孬賲賾 孬丕賱孬 賵乇丕亘毓 賮賷 丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲 賲鬲鬲丕賱賷丞. 賮鬲丨賱賾賯 賲毓賴 賲賳 賰鬲丕亘 廿賱賶 賰鬲丕亘 賵賲賳 丕賯鬲亘丕爻賺 廿賱賶 丌禺乇貙 賵鬲鬲賳賯賾賱 賲毓賴 賮賷 夭賷丕乇丞賺 廿賱賶 賰鬲賾丕亘賺 鬲毓乇賮購 亘毓囟賴賲 賵鬲噩賴賱 丌禺乇賷賳. 賰賱賾 匕賱賰 賮賷 乇丨賱丞賺 賲賲鬲毓丞 賱丕 鬲購賲賱賾貙 賷購爻賲賾賷賴丕 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賱丕丨賯賸丕 賵賷購氐丿乇賴丕 賮賷 賰鬲丕亘.
賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷毓鬲乇賮 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 亘賴匕丕 氐乇丕丨丞賸貙 賵賷賯丿賾賲 亘賷賳 賷丿賷 賰鬲丕亘賸丕 毓賱賶 賴丕賲卮 "丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲" 毓卮乇丞!
賮賯丿 鬲賯乇賾乇 兀賳 賷賳鬲賯賱 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賲賳 賮乇賳爻丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞貙 孬賲賾 毓購乇囟 毓賱賷賴 賲賰丕賳丞 孬賯丕賮賷丞 賲乇賲賵賯丞 賮賷 亘賱丿賴 丕賱兀乇噩賳鬲賷賳貙 賱丕 賷噩丿 賲賮乇賸賾丕 賲賳賴丕. 賷購賱賲賱賲 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賰鬲亘賴 賵賷噩賲毓賴丕 賮賷 氐賳丕丿賷賯 賱賷賮乇睾賴丕 賱丕丨賯賸丕 賵賷毓賷丿 鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 賮賷 賲賯乇賾賴 丕賱噩丿賷丿.
賷賯賵賱 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱卮賴賷乇 兀賳賾賴 (丨賷孬賲丕 丕爻鬲賯乇賾 亘賴 丕賱賲賯丕賲 乇丕丨鬲 賲賰鬲亘丞賹 鬲賰亘乇 賵賰兀賳賴丕 鬲卮亘賾 賲賳 鬲賱賯丕亍 賳賮爻賴丕) 賵賷乇賶 賮賷 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 (氐賵乇丞 毓賳 匕丕鬲 氐丕丨亘賴丕 賵爻賷乇鬲賴 賵鬲賯賱賾亘丕鬲賴貨 爻賷乇丞賸 賲賳 胤亘賯丕鬲).
鬲孬賷乇 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 丕賱賲鬲賰乇賾乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵丨賷丕丞 賰孬賷乇賺 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴 鬲丿丕毓賷丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞貙 賵鬲爻鬲丿毓賷 賰賲賸賾丕 賴丕卅賱丕賸 賲賳 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲. 賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 (毓賷丕丿丞 丕賱乇賵丨) 賰賲丕 賷賯鬲亘爻貙 賵 毓賳 鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 賰鬲賳馗賷賲 賱賮賵囟賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 賵毓賳 賮囟賾 賳馗丕賲賴丕 賰賮乇氐丞賺 噩丿賷丿丞賺 賱廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱賳馗乇. 毓賳 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 亘賰鬲亘賴賲 賲賳 丕賱丕賯鬲賳丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲禺賱賾氐 賵丕賱廿賴丿丕亍. 毓賳 賱丨馗丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賲亘丿毓丞. 賵毓賳 丕賱賮賳賾 賵賯賷賲鬲賴 賵鬲賯賷賷賲賴. 毓賳 丕賱賱睾丞 賵賲賲賰賳丕鬲賴丕 賵鬲丨丿賾賷丕鬲賴丕貙 賵賮卮賱賴丕 丕賱匕乇賷毓 丕賱賲夭賲賳... 賵賷禺鬲賲 亘丨丿賷孬賺 毓賳 丕賱賲賴賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴丕 "丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱毓丕賲賾丞" 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賸丕 賵孬賯丕賮賷賸丕.
賱丕 賷賲賰賳 賱賯丕乇卅 兀賳 賱丕 賷丨亘賾 賰鬲亘 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丨丿賾孬 毓賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 賵 毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賯乇賾丕亍.
賮賷 賴匕丕 丕賱賰鬲丕亘 賷毓鬲乇賮 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 亘賴匕丕 氐乇丕丨丞賸貙 賵賷賯丿賾賲 亘賷賳 賷丿賷 賰鬲丕亘賸丕 毓賱賶 賴丕賲卮 "丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲" 毓卮乇丞!
賮賯丿 鬲賯乇賾乇 兀賳 賷賳鬲賯賱 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賲賳 賮乇賳爻丕 廿賱賶 丕賱賵賱丕賷丕鬲 丕賱賲鬲丨丿丞貙 孬賲賾 毓購乇囟 毓賱賷賴 賲賰丕賳丞 孬賯丕賮賷丞 賲乇賲賵賯丞 賮賷 亘賱丿賴 丕賱兀乇噩賳鬲賷賳貙 賱丕 賷噩丿 賲賮乇賸賾丕 賲賳賴丕. 賷購賱賲賱賲 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賰鬲亘賴 賵賷噩賲毓賴丕 賮賷 氐賳丕丿賷賯 賱賷賮乇睾賴丕 賱丕丨賯賸丕 賵賷毓賷丿 鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 賮賷 賲賯乇賾賴 丕賱噩丿賷丿.
賷賯賵賱 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 丕賱賯丕乇卅 丕賱卮賴賷乇 兀賳賾賴 (丨賷孬賲丕 丕爻鬲賯乇賾 亘賴 丕賱賲賯丕賲 乇丕丨鬲 賲賰鬲亘丞賹 鬲賰亘乇 賵賰兀賳賴丕 鬲卮亘賾 賲賳 鬲賱賯丕亍 賳賮爻賴丕) 賵賷乇賶 賮賷 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 (氐賵乇丞 毓賳 匕丕鬲 氐丕丨亘賴丕 賵爻賷乇鬲賴 賵鬲賯賱賾亘丕鬲賴貨 爻賷乇丞賸 賲賳 胤亘賯丕鬲).
鬲孬賷乇 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲噩乇亘丞 丕賱賲鬲賰乇賾乇丞 賮賷 丨賷丕鬲賴 賵丨賷丕丞 賰孬賷乇賺 賲賳 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 賮賷 丿丕禺賱賴 鬲丿丕毓賷丕鬲 賰孬賷乇丞貙 賵鬲爻鬲丿毓賷 賰賲賸賾丕 賴丕卅賱丕賸 賲賳 丕賱丕爻鬲胤乇丕丿丕鬲. 賷賰鬲亘 毓賳 丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 (毓賷丕丿丞 丕賱乇賵丨) 賰賲丕 賷賯鬲亘爻貙 賵 毓賳 鬲乇鬲賷亘賴丕 賰鬲賳馗賷賲 賱賮賵囟賶 丕賱毓丕賱賲. 賵毓賳 賮囟賾 賳馗丕賲賴丕 賰賮乇氐丞賺 噩丿賷丿丞賺 賱廿毓丕丿丞 丕賱賳馗乇. 毓賳 毓賱丕賯丞 丕賱賯乇賾丕亍 亘賰鬲亘賴賲 賲賳 丕賱丕賯鬲賳丕亍 廿賱賶 丕賱鬲禺賱賾氐 賵丕賱廿賴丿丕亍. 毓賳 賱丨馗丞 丕賱賰鬲丕亘丞 丕賱賲亘丿毓丞. 賵毓賳 丕賱賮賳賾 賵賯賷賲鬲賴 賵鬲賯賷賷賲賴. 毓賳 丕賱賱睾丞 賵賲賲賰賳丕鬲賴丕 賵鬲丨丿賾賷丕鬲賴丕貙 賵賮卮賱賴丕 丕賱匕乇賷毓 丕賱賲夭賲賳... 賵賷禺鬲賲 亘丨丿賷孬賺 毓賳 丕賱賲賴賲丞 丕賱鬲賷 鬲賯賵賲 亘賴丕 "丕賱賲賰鬲亘丞 丕賱毓丕賲賾丞" 丕噩鬲賲丕毓賷賸丕 賵孬賯丕賮賷賸丕.
賱丕 賷賲賰賳 賱賯丕乇卅 兀賳 賱丕 賷丨亘賾 賰鬲亘 "賲丕賳睾賵賷賱" 賴匕賴 丕賱鬲賷 鬲鬲丨丿賾孬 毓賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 賵 毓賵丕賱賲 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賯乇賾丕亍.
October 27, 2018
"In June 2015 Alberto Manguel prepared to leave his centuries-old village home in France鈥檚 Loire Valley and reestablish himself in a one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan鈥檚 Upper West Side. Packing up his enormous, 35,000鈥憊olume personal library, choosing which books to keep, store, or cast out," begins the book description. That was the book I wanted to read - the book I thought I was going to be reading, titled Packing My Library. Because this would be my personal nightmare, having to move all my books and get rid of enormous numbers of them, I wanted to read about how someone else went through the process. What books did they keep? What did they sell on ebay? What went right into the dumpster? This hope turned out to be delusional. Only on the penultimate page, in the Acknowledgements (!), did Manguel address the "packing my library" part. And he didn't even do the packing! "And then in the final months, when it came time to close down, several [of my friends] came to catalogue the library as it had been in its prime, and organized themselves into teams to take the books off the shelves, wrap them in protective paper, place them in boxes with the appropriate labels, and make maps of where they had stood..."
I have to wean myself off this self-indulgent genre - bookish people Talking About Their Books, and all the supraliterary digressions Their Books conjure up. Already in the first chapter - the "elegy" - I felt resentful of the author luxuriating in a deep tub of his albertomanguelness. It takes a unique writer to pull off this genre. Manguel isn't.
November 19, 2021
"廿賳 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賮賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丨賲賷賲 賵睾丕賲囟 賵爻乇賷貙 賵賷賰丕丿 賷賰賵賳 卮乇丨賴 賲爻鬲丨賷賱丕 賰丕賱賵賯賵毓 賮賷 丕賱丨亘貙 賵丕睾賮乇賵丕 賱賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕乇賳丞 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞. 賮丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賷賰鬲爻亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳賵丨丿賴 賰囟乇亘 賲賳 丕賱鬲噩賱賷 丕賱乇賵丨賷貙 兀賵 乇亘賲丕 亘丕賱毓丿賵賶 毓賳丿 丕賱丕丨鬲賰丕賰 亘賯乇賾丕亍 丌禺乇賷賳. 賱丕 兀毓乇賮 賲夭賷丿丕賸 賲賳 丕賱胤乇賯. 丕賱爻毓丕丿丞 丕賱鬲賷 賳噩賳賷賴丕 賲賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 卮兀賳賴丕 卮兀賳 兀賷 爻毓丕丿丞 兀禺乇賶 賱丕 鬲兀鬲賷 亘丕賱廿賰乇丕賴."
兀賵賱 賯乇丕亍丕鬲賷 賱兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱貙 兀爻乇賳賷 亘賰賱丕賲賴 毓賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 賵丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賯乇賾丕亍. 噩賲賷賱 賱兀亘毓丿 丕賱丨丿賵丿.
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兀賵賱 賯乇丕亍丕鬲賷 賱兀賱亘乇鬲賵 賲丕賳睾賵賷賱貙 兀爻乇賳賷 亘賰賱丕賲賴 毓賳 丕賱賰鬲亘 賵丕賱賲賰鬲亘丕鬲 賵丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 賵丕賱賯乇賾丕亍. 噩賲賷賱 賱兀亘毓丿 丕賱丨丿賵丿.
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July 7, 2019
"Muitas vezes senti que a minha biblioteca explicava quem eu era, me conferia um eu sempre em mudan莽a, que se transformava constantemente ao longo dos anos."
(p谩gina 15)
"Os livros na minha biblioteca prometiam-me conforto e tamb茅m a possibilidade de conversas enriquecedoras. Concediam-me, sempre que pegava num, a mem贸ria de amizades que n茫o requeriam apresenta莽玫es, nenhuma delicadeza convencional, nenhuma emo莽茫o falsa nem dissimulada."
(p谩gina 55)
"Chuang Tsu sonhou que era uma borboleta e, quando acordou, n茫o sabia se era um homem que sonhara ser uma borboleta ou uma borboleta que agora sonhava ser um homem."
(p谩gina 91)
(p谩gina 15)
"Os livros na minha biblioteca prometiam-me conforto e tamb茅m a possibilidade de conversas enriquecedoras. Concediam-me, sempre que pegava num, a mem贸ria de amizades que n茫o requeriam apresenta莽玫es, nenhuma delicadeza convencional, nenhuma emo莽茫o falsa nem dissimulada."
(p谩gina 55)
"Chuang Tsu sonhou que era uma borboleta e, quando acordou, n茫o sabia se era um homem que sonhara ser uma borboleta ou uma borboleta que agora sonhava ser um homem."
(p谩gina 91)
October 27, 2023
賳丨賳 賲賵噩賵丿賵賳 兀賵 賳氐亘丨 賲賵噩賵丿賷賳 賱兀賳 賴賳丕賰 賲賳 賷毓鬲乇賮 亘丨囟賵乇賳丕.
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賳賯乇兀 賱賳胤乇丨 丕賱兀爻卅賱丞
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賰丕賳鬲 丕賱賰鬲亘 鬲賲賳丨賳賷 匕賰乇賶 氐丿丕賯丕鬲 賱丕 鬲鬲胤賱亘 兀賷 賲賯丿賲丕鬲. 賵 賱丕 賱亘丕賯丞 鬲賯賱賷丿賷丞. 賵 賱丕 丕丿毓丕亍丕鬲 兀賵 賰鬲賲丕賳丕 賱賱毓賵丕胤賮.
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賱賷爻 賮賯丿丕賳 丕賱兀卮賷丕亍 毓賱賶 賴匕賴 丕賱丿乇噩丞 賲賳 丕賱爻賵亍. 賱兀賳賴 賷毓賱賲賰 丕賱丕爻鬲賲鬲丕毓 亘賲丕 鬲鬲匕賰乇賴 賱丕 亘賲丕 鬲賲鬲賱賰賴. 毓賱賷賰 兀賳 鬲毓鬲丕丿 丕賱賮賯丿丕賳.
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廿賳 丕賰鬲卮丕賮 賮賳 丕賱賯乇丕亍丞 丨賲賷賲 賵 睾丕賲囟 賵 爻乇賷. 賵 賷賰丕丿 賷賰賵賳 卮乇丨賴 賲爻鬲丨賷賱丕 賰丕賱賵賯賵毓 賮賷 丕賱丨亘. 賵 丕睾賮乇賵丕 賱賷 賴匕賴 丕賱賲賯丕乇賳丞 丕賱毓丕胤賮賷丞. 賮丕賱廿賳爻丕賳 賷賰鬲爻亘 賴匕丕 丕賱賮賳 賵丨丿賴 賰囟乇亘 賲賳 丕賱鬲噩賱賷 丕賱乇賵丨賷. 兀賵 乇亘賲丕 亘丕賱毓丿賵賶 毓賳丿 丕賱丕丨鬲賰丕賰 亘賯乇丕亍 丌禺乇賷賳.
December 21, 2023
"Bir okurun do臒mas谋n谋 sa臒layan yegane y枚ntem benim bildi臒im kadar谋yla hen眉z ke艧fedilmi艧 de臒ildir. Deneyimlerime g枚re (her zaman olmasa da) arada bir i艧e yarayan y枚ntem tutkulu bir okur 枚rne臒i sunmakt谋r. Kimi zaman belirli bir sayfay谋 okuyarak duygular谋 bariz 艧ekilde harekete ge莽en bir dostun, bir ebeveynin, bir k眉t眉phanecinin tecr眉besi anl谋k bir taklit davran谋艧谋n谋n yolunu a莽masa da, en az谋ndan merak uyand谋r谋yor olmas谋 m眉mk眉nd眉r. Ve bu da bana kal谋rsa iyi bir ba艧lang谋莽t谋r. Okuma sanat谋n谋n ke艧fi mahrem, m眉phem, gizli ve neredeyse a莽谋klanmas谋 imkans谋z bir olayd谋r -yapt谋臒谋m a艧谋r谋 duygusal kar艧谋la艧t谋rmay谋 mazur g枚rebilirseniz e臒er, bir y枚n眉yle 芒艧谋k olmay谋 and谋r谋r. Bir nevi ayd谋nlanma misali yahut belki de 枚b眉r okurlarla kar艧谋 kar艧谋ya gelindi臒inde ba艧kalar谋ndan ge莽mesi sonucunda ki艧inin kendisi taraf谋ndan tek ba艧谋na edinilen bir 艧eydir. Bununla ilgili olarak benim bildi臒im ba艧ka bir yol yordam yoktur. Kitap okuyarak elde edilen mutluluk, di臒er her t眉rl眉 mutluluk gibi, zorla kabul ettirilemez."
Bu uzun al谋nt谋y谋 buraya aktarmak istedim 莽眉nk眉 kitaplarla kurdu臒um ili艧kiyi anlatt谋k莽a, onlara dair duydu臒um heyecan谋, tutkuyu payla艧t谋k莽a hepsinin ne kadar bula艧谋c谋 oldu臒unu uzunca bir s眉redir deneyimliyorum. Hayatta duymay谋 en sevdi臒im c眉mlelerden biri; "sizi g枚rd眉k莽e daha 莽ok okuyorum" c眉mlesi, Alberto Manguel bunun ard谋ndaki mekanizmay谋 枚yle g眉zel anlatm谋艧 ki!
K眉t眉phanemi Toplarken, Manguel'in t眉rl眉 b眉rokratik sebeplerle Fransa'daki evini bo艧altmas谋 gerekti臒i i莽in devasa k眉t眉phanesini kutulara koyup kald谋rmak zorunda kalmas谋 眉zerine yazd谋臒谋 bir metin. K眉t眉phanesini toplar ve kitaplar谋yla vedala艧谋rken her zamanki gibi okumak ve okur olmak 眉zerine ak谋l y眉r眉t眉yor. Fakat i艧te hayat 枚yle bir 艧ey ki - kendi k眉t眉phanesini kaybeden Manguel 莽ok k谋sa zaman sonra kendisini 3 milyondan fazla kitab谋 olan Arjantin Ulusal K眉t眉phanesi'nin ba艧谋nda buluyor. Kitaptaki denemeler her zamanki gibi nefis, sonu ise a艧谋r谋 tatl谋. Me臒erse Manguel'in k眉t眉phanesi birka莽 senedir Lizbon'daym谋艧, kendileri i莽in "Okuman谋n Tarihi 脟al谋艧malar谋 Merkezi" adl谋 bir kurum olu艧turulmu艧 ve ziyarete a莽谋km谋艧.
B枚ylelikle nurtopu gibi bir yeni y谋l hedefim oldu: Lizbon'a, Manguel'in k眉t眉phanesine gitmek. 鉂わ笍
Bu uzun al谋nt谋y谋 buraya aktarmak istedim 莽眉nk眉 kitaplarla kurdu臒um ili艧kiyi anlatt谋k莽a, onlara dair duydu臒um heyecan谋, tutkuyu payla艧t谋k莽a hepsinin ne kadar bula艧谋c谋 oldu臒unu uzunca bir s眉redir deneyimliyorum. Hayatta duymay谋 en sevdi臒im c眉mlelerden biri; "sizi g枚rd眉k莽e daha 莽ok okuyorum" c眉mlesi, Alberto Manguel bunun ard谋ndaki mekanizmay谋 枚yle g眉zel anlatm谋艧 ki!
K眉t眉phanemi Toplarken, Manguel'in t眉rl眉 b眉rokratik sebeplerle Fransa'daki evini bo艧altmas谋 gerekti臒i i莽in devasa k眉t眉phanesini kutulara koyup kald谋rmak zorunda kalmas谋 眉zerine yazd谋臒谋 bir metin. K眉t眉phanesini toplar ve kitaplar谋yla vedala艧谋rken her zamanki gibi okumak ve okur olmak 眉zerine ak谋l y眉r眉t眉yor. Fakat i艧te hayat 枚yle bir 艧ey ki - kendi k眉t眉phanesini kaybeden Manguel 莽ok k谋sa zaman sonra kendisini 3 milyondan fazla kitab谋 olan Arjantin Ulusal K眉t眉phanesi'nin ba艧谋nda buluyor. Kitaptaki denemeler her zamanki gibi nefis, sonu ise a艧谋r谋 tatl谋. Me臒erse Manguel'in k眉t眉phanesi birka莽 senedir Lizbon'daym谋艧, kendileri i莽in "Okuman谋n Tarihi 脟al谋艧malar谋 Merkezi" adl谋 bir kurum olu艧turulmu艧 ve ziyarete a莽谋km谋艧.
B枚ylelikle nurtopu gibi bir yeni y谋l hedefim oldu: Lizbon'a, Manguel'in k眉t眉phanesine gitmek. 鉂わ笍
June 25, 2023
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November 12, 2023
Re-read on Audible. Soothing, nourishing and rejuvenating for the soul.
鈥�-
One more unplanned serendipitous encounter...And what a delight!
A glorious ode to books, libraries, reading, and the power of written word. Utterly enchanting from the first page. A perfect gift for a bibliophile (if you are in search of one馃槈)
5 猸愶笍
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One more unplanned serendipitous encounter...And what a delight!
A glorious ode to books, libraries, reading, and the power of written word. Utterly enchanting from the first page. A perfect gift for a bibliophile (if you are in search of one馃槈)
5 猸愶笍
September 22, 2019
prije nego elegija i digresije, ovo je oda knjigama i knji啪nicama - bilo javnim, bilo privatnim. alberto manguel, pakiraju膰i svoju bogatu i raznoliku biblioteku, razmi拧lja o ulozi knjiga u svom 啪ivotu, od najranijeg djetinjstva do aktualnih dana i znala膷ki te vodi kroz povijest knjige i rije膷i, od homera i ovidija, do kafke i borgesa... od alice u zemlji 膷udesa, preko don quijotea do dorothy iz oza i nenametljivo i suptilno pokazuje svu rasko拧 svoje erudicije i literarne vje拧tine.
prava mala poslastica za svakoga tko ima svoju biblioteku, ma koliko velika/mala bila.. za polako 膷itanje i promi拧ljanje o tome 拧to ti tvoje knjige u 啪ivotu zna膷e.
prava mala poslastica za svakoga tko ima svoju biblioteku, ma koliko velika/mala bila.. za polako 膷itanje i promi拧ljanje o tome 拧to ti tvoje knjige u 啪ivotu zna膷e.
August 29, 2020
Fondare biblioteche 猫 come costruire granai pubblici, ammassare riserve contro un inverno dello spirito che da molti indizi, mio malgrado, vedo venire.
(Marguerite Yourcenar).
Alberto Manguel nasce nel 1948 a Buenos Aires, ma subito dopo la famiglia si trasferisce a Tel Aviv, dove il padre 猫 ambasciatore. A sette anni ritorna in Argentina e a sedici anni, in una libreria di Buenos Aires dove lavora, incontra Jorge Luis Borges. Alberto diventer脿 uno dei lettori ad alta voce per Borges, ormai quasi cieco. Nel 1969, prima che l鈥橢SMA vari il suo programma di voli gratuiti sull鈥橭ceano, lascia l鈥橝rgentina e si stabilisce in Francia, nella valle della Loira. Insieme al suo compagno ristruttura una vecchia canonica ed il granaio adiacente. Per quindici anni, il granaio ospiter脿 i circa 35.000 volumi dell鈥檃llora biblioteca di Manguel.
Questa biblioteca, e soprattutto gli echi e gli esiti del suo 鈥榠mpacchettamento鈥�, costituiscono il fil rouge che lega le digressioni di Manguel. 鈥淧acking My Library. An Elegy and Ten Digressions鈥�, questo infatti il titolo originale (e forse pi霉 appropriato) del libro.
Manguel riflette su sogni, dizionari, Immaginazione, Giustizia, arte, scrittura, Libert脿, spedizioni e naturalmente biblioteche, da quella di Alessandria alla Library of Congress di Washington, per finire con quella del... Capitano Nemo a bordo del Nautilus.
Ogni digressione 猫 intessuta da fatti, storie, citazioni, luoghi, avventure appartenenti a tutte le epoche storiche. Riferimenti, citazioni, autori costituiscono una trama articolata nella quale ci si perde affascinati.
Inutile, e forse dannoso, riportare qui autori, opere, citazioni, riflessioni. Ma non posso che consigliarne la lettura. Porter脿 con s茅 conferme e spunti di approfondimento davvero preziosi.
Dal giugno 2016 all鈥檃gosto 2018 Manguel 猫 stato anche direttore della Biblioteca Nacional de Argentina. Dal 1955, e per circa vent鈥檃nni, la Biblioteca era stata diretta da un certo Jorge Luis Borges. E Borges, ormai cieco, aveva commentato la sua nomina affermando che Dio, con magnifica ironia, gli aveva dato insieme 鈥渋 volumi e la notte鈥�.
Per dire ...
Alberto Manguel nasce nel 1948 a Buenos Aires, ma subito dopo la famiglia si trasferisce a Tel Aviv, dove il padre 猫 ambasciatore. A sette anni ritorna in Argentina e a sedici anni, in una libreria di Buenos Aires dove lavora, incontra Jorge Luis Borges. Alberto diventer脿 uno dei lettori ad alta voce per Borges, ormai quasi cieco. Nel 1969, prima che l鈥橢SMA vari il suo programma di voli gratuiti sull鈥橭ceano, lascia l鈥橝rgentina e si stabilisce in Francia, nella valle della Loira. Insieme al suo compagno ristruttura una vecchia canonica ed il granaio adiacente. Per quindici anni, il granaio ospiter脿 i circa 35.000 volumi dell鈥檃llora biblioteca di Manguel.
Questa biblioteca, e soprattutto gli echi e gli esiti del suo 鈥榠mpacchettamento鈥�, costituiscono il fil rouge che lega le digressioni di Manguel. 鈥淧acking My Library. An Elegy and Ten Digressions鈥�, questo infatti il titolo originale (e forse pi霉 appropriato) del libro.
Manguel riflette su sogni, dizionari, Immaginazione, Giustizia, arte, scrittura, Libert脿, spedizioni e naturalmente biblioteche, da quella di Alessandria alla Library of Congress di Washington, per finire con quella del... Capitano Nemo a bordo del Nautilus.
Ogni digressione 猫 intessuta da fatti, storie, citazioni, luoghi, avventure appartenenti a tutte le epoche storiche. Riferimenti, citazioni, autori costituiscono una trama articolata nella quale ci si perde affascinati.
Inutile, e forse dannoso, riportare qui autori, opere, citazioni, riflessioni. Ma non posso che consigliarne la lettura. Porter脿 con s茅 conferme e spunti di approfondimento davvero preziosi.
Dal giugno 2016 all鈥檃gosto 2018 Manguel 猫 stato anche direttore della Biblioteca Nacional de Argentina. Dal 1955, e per circa vent鈥檃nni, la Biblioteca era stata diretta da un certo Jorge Luis Borges. E Borges, ormai cieco, aveva commentato la sua nomina affermando che Dio, con magnifica ironia, gli aveva dato insieme 鈥渋 volumi e la notte鈥�.
Per dire ...
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July 31, 2018I was drawn to this article: ,
both the words, and unusually for me since I'm more print than picture motivated, the shots of his library. It's exactly what I want. I've never had a library, I've only ever had books everywhere, which isn't the same thing at all. Right now we have a 6m x 3m garage we are planning to turn into this thing, a library. A place which has no purpose at all other than to be with books.
And I'm hoping to add this book to the shelves once I get my hands on a copy.
both the words, and unusually for me since I'm more print than picture motivated, the shots of his library. It's exactly what I want. I've never had a library, I've only ever had books everywhere, which isn't the same thing at all. Right now we have a 6m x 3m garage we are planning to turn into this thing, a library. A place which has no purpose at all other than to be with books.
And I'm hoping to add this book to the shelves once I get my hands on a copy.
April 3, 2019
Oh, ovo je zaista jedna elegija. Alberto Mangel napu拧ta svoj seoski dom u Francuskoj, 拧to ga prisiljava da spakuje ku膰nu biblioteku od 35 000 knjiga u skladi拧te jer mu je novi stan suvi拧e mali za nju. Ovu elegiju mogu da razumeju samo drugi vlasnici li膷nih biblioteka, a veli膷ina Mangelove zbirke, koja ga 膷ini nezvani膷nim papom ku膰nih biblioteka, obavezuje nas da se kao dobri vernici knjige saose膰amo sa njegovim bolom.
Izra啪eno kroz katalog, biblioteka je po Mangelu:
A) vi拧eslojna autobiografija
B) prostor se膰anja
C) kolekcionarstvo dijalekti膷ki razapeto izme膽u polova reda i nereda
D) kolekcionarstvo dijalekti膷ki razapeto izme膽u pakovanja i raspakivanja
E) nekrolog samom sebi
F) nije vrt jer se vrt ne mo啪e posedovati, mo啪e se samo biti 膷uvar vrta
G) itd.
H) Katalog pravi膷nih i nepravi膷nih dela 膷ija je svrha da podsete, podu膷e i usmere 膷itaoca
I) Odjek Aleksandrijske biblioteke
J) Ono 拧to je Mangelu palo na pamet da je biblioteka tek kada je knjiga ve膰 bila od拧tampana.
Kroz esej i deset digresija se pored biblioteka govori i o Golemu, re膷nicima, se膰anju, Kafki, jeziku, Alisi i Jaj膷i膰u Oval膷i膰u, osnivanju Buenos Ajresa i naravno Borhesu. Borhesa nikad dosta.
Izra啪eno kroz katalog, biblioteka je po Mangelu:
A) vi拧eslojna autobiografija
B) prostor se膰anja
C) kolekcionarstvo dijalekti膷ki razapeto izme膽u polova reda i nereda
D) kolekcionarstvo dijalekti膷ki razapeto izme膽u pakovanja i raspakivanja
E) nekrolog samom sebi
F) nije vrt jer se vrt ne mo啪e posedovati, mo啪e se samo biti 膷uvar vrta
G) itd.
H) Katalog pravi膷nih i nepravi膷nih dela 膷ija je svrha da podsete, podu膷e i usmere 膷itaoca
I) Odjek Aleksandrijske biblioteke
J) Ono 拧to je Mangelu palo na pamet da je biblioteka tek kada je knjiga ve膰 bila od拧tampana.
Kroz esej i deset digresija se pored biblioteka govori i o Golemu, re膷nicima, se膰anju, Kafki, jeziku, Alisi i Jaj膷i膰u Oval膷i膰u, osnivanju Buenos Ajresa i naravno Borhesu. Borhesa nikad dosta.
February 13, 2021
A. Manguel Fransa鈥檇a bir k枚yde bulunan 35 bin kitaptan olu艧an k眉t眉phanesini de alarak Fransa鈥檇an ayr谋lmak zorunda kal谋r. Kanada vatanda艧谋 oldu臒undan vergi nedeniyle b眉rokrasi ile ba艧谋 derde girmi艧tir. Bu ta艧谋nma s谋ras谋nda i莽ine d眉艧t眉臒眉 olumsuz ruh halini yans谋tan, bu arada k眉t眉phane ve kitap tarihi ile akl谋na gelen baz谋 bilgileri, anektodlar谋 payla艧an Manguel bir i莽 d枚kme ihtiyac谋 ile b枚yle bir kitap yazm谋艧.
Kitab谋n 莽ok bir 枚zelli臒i yok, sadece ya艧谋 ald谋k莽a metafizi臒i daha 枚nemsedi臒ini, teolojik konulara daha 莽ok yer verdi臒i g枚zlemimi do臒rular nitelikte bir kitap oldu臒unu s枚yleyebilirim. 3.5鈥檛an 4 .
Kitab谋n 莽ok bir 枚zelli臒i yok, sadece ya艧谋 ald谋k莽a metafizi臒i daha 枚nemsedi臒ini, teolojik konulara daha 莽ok yer verdi臒i g枚zlemimi do臒rular nitelikte bir kitap oldu臒unu s枚yleyebilirim. 3.5鈥檛an 4 .
November 1, 2023
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September 8, 2023
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May 19, 2020
"In my library, I felt surrounded by this "silent majority" (as Homer called the dead), a vast flock of pages that helps they keys to my past and instructions for my present..."
From PACKING MY LIBRARY: An Elegy and Ten Digressions by Alberto Manguel / 2018, Yale University Press
The meta delight of bibliophiles - reading a book about books! Manguel, who has written widely on the history of reading, literary criticism, and the art of translation tells slices of his own life through the books in his libraries with this slim collection of essays. Argentine by birth, Manguel primarily writes in English.
The "Elegy" in the title refers to the loss of books and libraries - his own through time and space, but also those of our civilization. The fires, wars, and floods - the Library of Alexandria amongst other examples - the loss of knowledge, how we don't even know what we've lost.
The "Digressions" range from memoir to musings:
鈻笍his own youth in Buenos Aires, a reading assistant to Jorge Luis Borges, who hired him to read to him as his blindness developed
鈻笍his schooling in Canada and interest in Quebequois language and culture
鈻笍Jewish folklore of the golem and the power of word creation
鈻笍 Love letter to dictionaries
鈻笍 His appointment and work as the Director of the National Library in Buenos Aires in 2015, and continued work in literacy, collection development, and preservation
I read some of Manguel's work when in library school over a decade ago. Happy to be reacquainted, and really interested to pick up his long-form essay that discusses his years reading to Borges, *With Borges*.
A fascinating and contemplative book on the power of the word, the power of the book, and a clarion call to keep reading widely, deeply, and with purpose.
Alright Alberto, mission accepted.
From PACKING MY LIBRARY: An Elegy and Ten Digressions by Alberto Manguel / 2018, Yale University Press
The meta delight of bibliophiles - reading a book about books! Manguel, who has written widely on the history of reading, literary criticism, and the art of translation tells slices of his own life through the books in his libraries with this slim collection of essays. Argentine by birth, Manguel primarily writes in English.
The "Elegy" in the title refers to the loss of books and libraries - his own through time and space, but also those of our civilization. The fires, wars, and floods - the Library of Alexandria amongst other examples - the loss of knowledge, how we don't even know what we've lost.
The "Digressions" range from memoir to musings:
鈻笍his own youth in Buenos Aires, a reading assistant to Jorge Luis Borges, who hired him to read to him as his blindness developed
鈻笍his schooling in Canada and interest in Quebequois language and culture
鈻笍Jewish folklore of the golem and the power of word creation
鈻笍 Love letter to dictionaries
鈻笍 His appointment and work as the Director of the National Library in Buenos Aires in 2015, and continued work in literacy, collection development, and preservation
I read some of Manguel's work when in library school over a decade ago. Happy to be reacquainted, and really interested to pick up his long-form essay that discusses his years reading to Borges, *With Borges*.
A fascinating and contemplative book on the power of the word, the power of the book, and a clarion call to keep reading widely, deeply, and with purpose.
Alright Alberto, mission accepted.
March 6, 2019
My first reading of this author, a man who knows and loves books. The intro to the book covers a lovely description of where he lived in France for 15 years and maintained his substantial library in a barn. The digressions are various and rich with the history of books and libraries. Dante and Kafka figure into the thoughts shared in a rambling discourse covering time before creation from the Word of God to his grandmother's words of comfort.
March 30, 2018
Cher M. Manguel,
I think I might be in love with you. It's possible that that's an exaggeration, but if it is, it's only slight. You've captured, perfectly, the aboutness of reading, of being a reader, and of being an owner of books. I, too, am a many-book-owning librarian, and I know that that's a funny thing. But in this, a love letting to owning books, to picking up a sheaf of well-thumbed, bound pages, and finding not only a familiar story but a familiar time, place, drop of orange juice from breakfast at your grandmother's kitchen table, tears along the sternum of the book between chapters two and three, you have articulated perfectly why the ownership of books, and their absence, can be such an emotional thing. I also very much enjoyed your digressions, which were as informative as they were charming, slipping perfectly within the notched out spaces in your story.
The final section on what a national library can be, should be, was the most powerful for me. Nailed it.
Re. the usual review things: lucid, luminous writing, a careful unpacking of feelings that never feels overwhelming but always feels deep enough, and a meticulously crafted narrative interspersed with contextualizing digressions on readership and ownership. Worth the read if you're a librarian, a reader, a book lover, or breathing.
Merci bien pour quelques heures pass茅es tranquillement, avec un livre extraordinaire.
I think I might be in love with you. It's possible that that's an exaggeration, but if it is, it's only slight. You've captured, perfectly, the aboutness of reading, of being a reader, and of being an owner of books. I, too, am a many-book-owning librarian, and I know that that's a funny thing. But in this, a love letting to owning books, to picking up a sheaf of well-thumbed, bound pages, and finding not only a familiar story but a familiar time, place, drop of orange juice from breakfast at your grandmother's kitchen table, tears along the sternum of the book between chapters two and three, you have articulated perfectly why the ownership of books, and their absence, can be such an emotional thing. I also very much enjoyed your digressions, which were as informative as they were charming, slipping perfectly within the notched out spaces in your story.
The final section on what a national library can be, should be, was the most powerful for me. Nailed it.
Re. the usual review things: lucid, luminous writing, a careful unpacking of feelings that never feels overwhelming but always feels deep enough, and a meticulously crafted narrative interspersed with contextualizing digressions on readership and ownership. Worth the read if you're a librarian, a reader, a book lover, or breathing.
Merci bien pour quelques heures pass茅es tranquillement, avec un livre extraordinaire.
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