Nation of Bookworms: Czechs As Readers - Softcover

Trávnícek, Jirí

Softcover

ISBN 10: 8024646617 ISBN 13: 9788024646619

Verlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic, 2021

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Nation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jiří Trávníček deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Trávníček also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs&; unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent.
 

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Jiří Trávníček is deputy director of the Institute of Czech Literature at the Czech Academy of Sciences. Melvyn Clarke is a translator of Czech.
 

Details zur Ausgabe

• Verlag: Karolinum,Nakladatelstvi Univerzity Karlovy,Czech Republic
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2021
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 8024646617
• ISBN 13: 9788024646619
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 180
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Nicht verfügbar
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