Ebook {Epub PDF} Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader by Anne Fadiman

Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader is a delightful and uplifting ode to bibliophiles. Anne Fadiman's collection of charmingly written essays examine the way in which much of her life was (and is still) shaped by books. Fadiman pays attention to the physical spaces they www.doorway.ru by:  · There is even a foray into pure literary gluttony--Charles Lamb liked buttered muffin crumbs between the leaves, and Fadiman knows of more than one reader who literally consumes page corners. Perfectly balanced between humor and erudition, Ex Libris establishes Fadiman as one of our finest contemporary essayists. Imprint Publisher. Ex libris: confessions of a common reader by Fadiman, Anne, Publication date Topics Fadiman, Anne, , Bibliofilie Publisher New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux Anne Fadiman "recounts a lifelong love affair with books and language."--Jacket Access-restricted-item true Addeddate Bookplateleaf User Interaction Count:

Author Anne Fadiman has book love well anchored in her genetic pool. A cursory glance at wikipedia tells us she is the daughter of the renowned literary, radio and television personality Clifton Fadiman, who among other things, between 19was in charge of The New Yorker's book review section, and World War II correspondent and author Annalee Jacoby Fadiman. Anne Fadiman discussed her book, Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, published by Farrar, Straus Giroux, about her love of books and book www.doorway.rul essays deal with reading aloud. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader Kindle Edition by Anne Fadiman (Author) › Visit Amazon's Anne Fadiman Page. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. See search results for this author. Anne Fadiman (Author) Format: Kindle Edition. out of 5 stars ratings.

Overview. Perfectly balanced between humor and erudition, Ex Libris establishes Anne Fadiman. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader, ‘The P.M.’s Empire of Books’, by Anne Fadiman. The theme of On Books and the Housing of Them was simple: too many books, too little space. The problem, said Gladstone, could be solved by a shelving system that might “prevent the population of Great Britain from being extruded some centuries hence into the surrounding waters by the exorbitant dimensions of their own libraries”. Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader is a delightful and uplifting ode to bibliophiles. Anne Fadiman's collection of charmingly written essays examine the way in which much of her life was (and is still) shaped by books. Fadiman pays attention to the physical spaces they occupy.