“The Library at Night” is a celebration of libraries - personal and public, big and little, real and mythological. One of the best writers of books about books is Alberto Manguel, whose latest work is called “The Library at Night.” Born in Argentina, long of Canada and now living in France, Manguel is that rare breed in the modern era - a full-time man of letters. It’s a small market, perhaps, but there are still those among us who take great pleasure in and recognize no worthy substitutes for the book. Yet books about books are abundant, and they’re still being published. Instead, they’re relegated to a couple of shelves following Z in the literature section.
They’re rarely displayed on the tables at the front of a Borders or Barnes and Noble store.
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