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Palace of Books
Roger Grenier
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Description for Palace of Books
Paperback. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 158 pages, black & white illustrations. BIC Classification: DS. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 142 x 217 x 15. Weight in Grams: 226.
For decades, French writer, editor, and publisher Roger Grenier has been enticing readers with compact, erudite books that draw elegant connections between the art of living and the work of art. Under Grenier's wry gaze, clich s crumble, and offbeat anecdotes build to powerful insights. With Palace of Books, he invites us to explore the domain of literature, its sweeping vistas and hidden recesses. Engaging such fundamental questions as why people feel the need to write, or what is involved in putting one's self on the page, or how a writer knows she's written her last sentence, Grenier marshals ... Read more
For decades, French writer, editor, and publisher Roger Grenier has been enticing readers with compact, erudite books that draw elegant connections between the art of living and the work of art. Under Grenier's wry gaze, clich s crumble, and offbeat anecdotes build to powerful insights. With Palace of Books, he invites us to explore the domain of literature, its sweeping vistas and hidden recesses. Engaging such fundamental questions as why people feel the need to write, or what is involved in putting one's self on the page, or how a writer knows she's written her last sentence, Grenier marshals ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Of Chicago Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
158
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226378909
SKU
V9780226378909
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Ref
99-50
About Roger Grenier
Born in 1919, Roger Grenier is the author of more than forty books, including The Difficulty of Being a Dog and A Box of Photographs, both published by the University of Chicago Press. Alice Kaplan is the author of numerous books on France and French culture, including Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and ... Read more
Reviews for Palace of Books
A charming series of freeform meditations. . . . An added pleasure of Grenier's essays is that, no matter how much he has read and retained, he writes of literature as an unending pursuit.
Sam Sacks Open Letter Monthly Readers will benefit from Grenier's wisdom expressed through his life experiences and his literary analyses. Palace of ... Read more
Sam Sacks Open Letter Monthly Readers will benefit from Grenier's wisdom expressed through his life experiences and his literary analyses. Palace of ... Read more