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See moreAn eclectic history of human curiosity, a great feast of ideas, and a memoir of a reading life from an internationally celebrated reader and thinker
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An eclectic history of human curiosity, a great feast of ideas, and a memoir of a reading life from an internationally celebrated reader and thinker.
Curiosity has been seen through the ages as the impulse that drives our knowledge forward and the temptation that leads us toward dangerous and forbidden waters.
The question “Why?” has appeared under a multiplicity of guises and in vastly different contexts throughout the chapters of human history. Why does evil exist? What is beauty? How does language inform us? What defines our identity? What is our responsibility to the world?
In Alberto Manguel’s most personal book to date, the author tracks his own life of curiosity through the reading that has mapped his way.
Manguel chooses as his guides a selection of writers who sparked his imagination. He dedicates each chapter to a single thinker, scientist, artist, or other figure who demonstrated in a fresh way how to ask “Why?”
Leading us through a full gallery of inquisitives, among them Thomas Aquinas, David Hume, Lewis Carroll, Rachel Carson, Socrates, and, most importantly, Dante, Manguel affirms how deeply connected our curiosity is to the readings that most astonish us, and how essential to the soaring of our own imaginations.
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Curiosity by Alberto Manguel is praised as a contemplative work that engages readers in a thought-provoking dialogue. The book is appreciated for its extensive knowledge and humane approach, offering a satisfying experience akin to listening to an enlightening conversation.
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INFORMATION
ISBN: 9780300219807
Publisher: Yale University Press
Format: Paperback / softback
Date Published: 22 March 2016
Country: United States
Imprint: Yale University Press
Illustration: 51 b-w illus.
Audience: General / adult
DIMENSIONS
Width: 146.0mm
Height: 227.0mm
Weight: 499g
Pages: 392
About the Author
Alberto Manguel is a Canadian writer, translator, editor, and critic. Born in Buenos Aires, he has since resided in Israel, Argentina, Europe, the South Pacific, and Canada. He now lives in New York.
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