The Pleasure of Reading: 43 Writers on the Discovery of Reading and the Books That Inspired Them

Fraser, Antonia

ISBN 10: 163286228X ISBN 13: 9781632862280

Verlag: BLOOMSBURY, 2015

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A wonderful book for those of us that are addicted to print. A compendium of mostly British authors which lead you through their lives of reading. Sue Townsend mentions that she didn't learn to read before the age of eight and that her teacher was a nasty drunk with a face like a dyspeptic badger!--Jack Coleman, ***** on Good Reads

Really enjoyed this book: ) And it brought back so many memories of my early years of reading ... reading a book in bed under the covers at night by torch light ... ALWAYS having a book to hand and being told to 'Put that book down!' ... getting annoyed if ever a Birthday or Christmas Day passed WITHOUT A NEW BOOK arriving!!!--Alayne, **** on Good Reads

"What emerges most clearly from these accounts is that for these writers, reading was an escape from the various straitjackets of their quotidian existence. As much magic carpet as passport, it showed them the possibilities of life and art and we, their readers, are immeasurably enriched by what it unlocked, inspired and unleashed in them." "Washington Times"

"Do I need to say that the resulting anthology, now expanded from the original British edition of 1992, makes for nearly irresistible reading?" Michael Dirda, "Washington Post"

"This delightful essay collection introduces the reader to novelists, playwrights, and all kinds of authors who tell us how and why they love reading, and which books are their long-time favorites . . . [D]efinitely a keeper!" "Hudson Valley News"

"A wonderful book for those of us that are addicted to print. A compendium of mostly British authors which lead you through their lives of reading. Sue Townsend mentions that she didn't learn to read before the age of eight and that her teacher was a nasty drunk with a face like a dyspeptic badger!" Jack Coleman, on Good Reads

"Really enjoyed this book: ) And it brought back so many memories of my early years of reading . . . reading a book in bed under the covers at night by torch light . . . ALWAYS having a book to hand and being told to 'Put that book down!' . . . getting annoyed if ever a Birthday or Christmas Day passed WITHOUT A NEW BOOK arriving!!!" Alayne, on Good Reads"

"What emerges most clearly from these accounts is that for these writers, reading was an escape from the various straitjackets of their quotidian existence. As much magic carpet as passport, it showed them the possibilities of life and art and we, their readers, are immeasurably enriched by what it unlocked, inspired and unleashed in them." Washington Times

"Do I need to say that the resulting anthology, now expanded from the original British edition of 1992, makes for nearly irresistible reading?" Michael Dirda, Washington Post

"This delightful essay collection introduces the reader to novelists, playwrights, and all kinds of authors who tell us how and why they love reading, and which books are their long-time favorites . . . [D]efinitely a keeper!" Hudson Valley News

"A wonderful book for those of us that are addicted to print. A compendium of mostly British authors which lead you through their lives of reading. Sue Townsend mentions that she didn't learn to read before the age of eight and that her teacher was a nasty drunk with a face like a dyspeptic badger!" Jack Coleman, on Good Reads

"Really enjoyed this book: ) And it brought back so many memories of my early years of reading . . . reading a book in bed under the covers at night by torch light . . . ALWAYS having a book to hand and being told to 'Put that book down!' . . . getting annoyed if ever a Birthday or Christmas Day passed WITHOUT A NEW BOOK arriving!!!" Alayne, on Good Reads

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"What emerges most clearly from these accounts is that for these writers, reading was an escape from the various straitjackets of their quotidian existence. As much magic carpet as passport, it showed them the possibilities of life and art and we, their readers, are immeasurably enriched by what it unlocked, inspired and unleashed in them." --Washington Times

"Do I need to say that the resulting anthology, now expanded from the original British edition of 1992, makes for nearly irresistible reading?" --Michael Dirda, Washington Post

"This delightful essay collection introduces the reader to novelists, playwrights, and all kinds of authors who tell us how and why they love reading, and which books are their long-time favorites . . . [D]efinitely a keeper!" --Hudson Valley News

"A wonderful book for those of us that are addicted to print. A compendium of mostly British authors which lead you through their lives of reading. Sue Townsend mentions that she didn't learn to read before the age of eight and that her teacher was a nasty drunk with a face like a dyspeptic badger!" --Jack Coleman, on Good Reads

"Really enjoyed this book: ) And it brought back so many memories of my early years of reading . . . reading a book in bed under the covers at night by torch light . . . ALWAYS having a book to hand and being told to 'Put that book down!' . . . getting annoyed if ever a Birthday or Christmas Day passed WITHOUT A NEW BOOK arriving!!!" --Alayne, on Good Reads

Reseña del editor:

In this delightful collection, forty-three acclaimed writers explain what first made them interested in literature, what inspired them to read, and what makes them continue to do so. First published in 1992 in hardback only, original contributors include Margaret Atwood, J. G. Ballard, Melvyn Bragg, A. S. Byatt, Catherine Cookson, Carol Ann Duffy, Germaine Greer, Alan Hollinghurst, Doris Lessing, Candia McWilliam, Edna O'Brien, Ruth Rendell, Tom Stoppard, Sue Townsend, and Jeanette Winterson. The new edition will include essays from ten new writers.

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• Verlag: BLOOMSBURY
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2015
• ISBN 10: 163286228X
• ISBN 13: 9781632862280
• Einband: Rústica
• Anzahl der Seiten: 352
• Herausgeber: Fraser Antonia, Gray Victoria