The City of Words
(Sprache: Englisch)
What is the role of the storyteller in 21st Century society? Do stories possess the power to change the world we live in?
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What is the role of the storyteller in 21st Century society? Do stories possess the power to change the world we live in?
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In this most original and stimulating study Alberto Manguel, award winning author of A History of Reading, sets out to investigate the ways in which stories can lend an identity to a whole society. From Gilgamesh to the Bible, from Don Quixote to The Fast Runner, Manguel explores how books can hold the secret to what binds us together. His thesis is argued here in an engrossing and highly personal book that encompasses narratives of autobiography, mythology, history and theology. He also raises concerns that technological developments - the internet, for one - may well fatally undermine the publishing industry and threaten the survival of the individual around whom the entire literary industry was originally constructed: the beleaguered author. Do innovations like CD-Rom replace creative readers with passive viewers? This book is also about the art of reading, at a time when Manguel argues that it is still possible for stories to change us and the world we live in.
Inhaltsverzeichnis zu „The City of Words “
Introduction 1. The Voice of Cassandra 2. The Tablets of Gilgamesh 3. The Bricks of Babel 4. The Books of Don Quixote 5. The Screen of Hal
Autoren-Porträt von Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires but moved to Toronto early on in his life. He now lives in France. He is the author of some hugely successful books including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading. He is a Guggenheim Fellow.
Bibliographische Angaben
- Autor: Alberto Manguel
- 2009, 192 Seiten, Maße: 12,6 x 1,7 cm, Kartoniert (TB), Englisch
- Verlag: Continuum
- ISBN-10: 1441163700
- ISBN-13: 9781441163707
Sprache:
Englisch
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