How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read

Pierre Bayard

RRP: £8.99

Publisher: GRANTA BOOKS

Publication Date : 02/01/2009

Paperback

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Guardian Bookshop Notes:

A disarmingly mischievous and provocative book, which has already been a runaway bestseller in France. Combining humour with pragmatism, it examines the cultural implications of reading and non-reading, and would be the perfect gift for anyone who loves books, even if they haven't read many, or have forgotten most of those they have. *Also appeared in September Buyer's Notes*

Publisher's description:

Contends that in this age of infinite publication, the truly cultivated person is not the one who has read a book, but the one who understands the book's place in our culture. This work challenges those who ever felt guilty about missing some of the Great Books to consider what reading means, and how we absorb books as part of ourselves.

ISBN: 9781847080561