Anne Fadiman
Ex Libris : Confessions of a Common Reader
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- ISBN 13:
- 9780374527228
- author:
- Anne Fadiman
- format:
- Trade Paperback
- publisher:
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2000
- Pages:
- 176
- Genre:
- Essays Literary Criticism
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 5 working days
Description
Ex Libris: Confessions of a Common Reader is a witty and erudite collection of essays that explores the author's lifelong love affair with books and language. With remarkable grace, Anne Fadiman recounts her own pathologically literary family, sharing anecdotes about her childhood, her husband's book-buying habits, and her own compulsive reading habits.
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