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Palace of Books
Roger Grenier
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Description for Palace of Books
Hardback. Invites us to explore the domain of literature, its sweeping vistas and hidden recesses alike. Translator(s): Kaplan, Alice. Num Pages: 136 pages. BIC Classification: DSB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 224 x 159 x 18. Weight in Grams: 336.
For decades, Roger Grenier has been charming readers with compact, erudite books that draw elegant connections between our lives and our love of the arts. Whether he's turning to literature and philosophy to help us see our canine companions anew in The Difficulty of Being a Dog or mapping a life through cameras and photographers in A Box of Photographs, Grenier's books feels like a gift from a lost golden age of belles-lettres. With Palace of Books, Grenier invites us to explore the domain of literature, its sweeping vistas and hidden recesses alike. Engaging such fundamental questions ... Read more
For decades, Roger Grenier has been charming readers with compact, erudite books that draw elegant connections between our lives and our love of the arts. Whether he's turning to literature and philosophy to help us see our canine companions anew in The Difficulty of Being a Dog or mapping a life through cameras and photographers in A Box of Photographs, Grenier's books feels like a gift from a lost golden age of belles-lettres. With Palace of Books, Grenier invites us to explore the domain of literature, its sweeping vistas and hidden recesses alike. Engaging such fundamental questions ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
The University of Chicago Press United States
Language
French
Number of pages
136
Condition
New
Number of Pages
136
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780226308340
SKU
V9780226308340
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-15
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
"Delightful.... This short book-just over a hundred pages and illustrated with snapshots-contains multitudes." (William Boyd, Times Literary Supplement, Books of the Year)"