Where I'm Reading From: The Changing World of Books

Description

Product ID:	9781784701796
Product Form:	Paperback / softback
Country of Manufacture:	GB
Title:	Where I'm Reading From
Subtitle:	The Changing World of Books
Authors:	Author: Tim Parks
Page Count:	272
Subjects:	Biography and non-fiction prose, Prose: non-fiction
Description:	Select Guide Rating Should you finish every book you start? How has your family influenced the way you read? What is literary style? How is the Nobel Prize like the World Cup? This collection of provocative pieces tells what readers want from books and how to look at the literature we encounter in a new light. Should you finish every book you start? How has your family influenced the way you read? What is literary style? How is the Nobel Prize like the World Cup? Why do you hate the book your friend likes? Is writing really just like any other job? What happens to your brain when you read a good book? As a novelist, translator and critic, Tim Parks is well-placed to investigate any questions we have about books and reading. In this collection of lively and provocative pieces he talks about what readers want from books and how to look at the literature we encounter in a new light. These pieces were originally published as columns in the New York Review of Books.
Imprint Name:	Vintage
Publisher Name:	Vintage Publishing
Country of Publication:	GB
Publishing Date:	2016-01-07

Weight	198 g
Dimensions	131 × 198 × 18 mm