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Into the Looking Glass Wood: Essays on Words and the World New edition
Alberto Manguel
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Into the Looking Glass Wood: Essays on Words and the World New edition
Alberto Manguel
Includes essays that discuss the nature of books and literature as a moral imperative and explore the consequences of society's betrayal of its readers and writers. This title covers writers such as Jorge Luis Borges, Julio Cortazar and G K Chesterton, as well as Che Guevara and Goethe.
288 pages
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | May 8, 2000 |
| ISBN13 | 9780747545934 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing PLC |
| Pages | 288 |
| Dimensions | 130 × 200 × 18 mm · 252 g |
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