| Browse: The World in Bookshops Contributor(s): Hitchings, Henry (Editor), Various (Contribution by) |
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ISBN: 1782272127 ISBN-13: 9781782272120 Publisher: Pushkin Press OUR PRICE: $18.70 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: September 2017 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Literary Collections | Essays - Literary Criticism | Books & Reading - Business & Economics | Commerce |
| Dewey: 381.450 |
| LCCN: 2016436530 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.3" W x 8" (0.80 lbs) 256 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A celebration of the greatest kind of shop in the world, by an award-winning cast of writers including Ali Smith, Michael Dirda, Elif Shafak and Daniel Kehlmann. A cabinet of curiosities, a time machine, a treasure trove - we love bookshops because they possess a unique kind of magic. In Browse, Henry Hitchings asks fifteen writers from around the world to reveal their favourite bookshops, each conjuring a specific time and place. These inquisitive, enchanting pieces are a collective celebration of bookshops - for anyone who has ever fallen under their spell. Contributors include Alaa Al Aswany, Stefano Benni, Michael Dirda, Daniel Kehlmann, Andrey Kurkov, Yiyun Li, Pankaj Mishra, Dorthe Nors, Yvonne Adhiambo Owuor, Elif Shafak, Ian Sansom, Iain Sinclair, Ali Smith, Sasa Stanisic, and Juan Gabriel V squez. A dazzling collection of original essays about the bookshop by fifteen bestselling international authors. |