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El Infinito En Un Junco (Edición Limitada, Cantos Pintados) / Papyrus (Limited Edition, Sprayed Edges)
Hardcover
Literary CriticismAncient EgyptExploration
Publisher Price: $17.95
ISBN13: 9788466367219
Publisher: Debolsillo
Published: Mar 18 2025
Pages: 600
Weight: 1.05
Height: 1.60 Width: 5.30 Depth: 7.60
Language: Spanish
El ensayo revelación de nuestro tiempo
Más de 500.000 ejemplares vendidos
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PREMIO NACIONAL DE ENSAYO - PREMIO EL OJO CRÍTICO - PREMIO DE LA ASOCIACIÓN DE LAS LIBRERÍAS DE MADRID DE NARRATIVA - PREMIO LAS LIBRERÍAS RECOMIENDAN
PREMIO JOSÉ ANTONIO LABORDETA - PREMIO BÚHO AL MEJOR LIBRO
En esta obra fascinante sobre los orígenes del libro, Irene Vallejo se adentra en la historia de un artefacto incomparable que nació hace cinco milenios, cuando los egipcios descubrieron el potencial de un junco al que llamaron papiro. Con gran sensibilidad y admirable capacidad narrativa, la autora se remonta a los campos de batalla de Alejandro, los palacios de Cleopatra, las primeras librerías y los talleres de copia manuscrita, pero también visita las hogueras donde ardieron códices prohibidos, la biblioteca de Sarajevo y el laberinto subterráneo de Oxford en el año 2000. Los tiempos se funden y refunden en la aventura colectiva de quienes solo han concebido la vida en compañía de la palabra escrita. Y este ensayo único acaba prolongando el diálogo infinito del que tan magistralmente habla.
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An eye-opening essay for our times
Published in more than 40 countries
SPANISH NATIONAL ESSAY PRIZE - RADIO NACIONAL DE ESPAÑA'S CRITICAL EYE AWARD - MADRID BOOKSELLERS AWARD FOR NARRATIVE - SPANISH BOOKSELLERS RECOMMEND AWARD - JOSÉ ANTONIO LABORDETA PRIZE - PREMIO BÚHO FOR BEST BOOK
In this fascinating account of the origin of books, Irene Vallejo explores the history of a humble object that traces back five thousand years, when the Egyptians discovered the potential of a reed they called papyrus. With insightfulness and a knack for storytelling, the author transports us to the battlefields of Alexander the Great, Cleopatra's palaces, the first bookstores and copy workshops, and through recent times to witness book burnings, the library of Sarajevo, and the tunnels below the Oxford University library. Time is telescoped in this collective adventure for everyone who can't conceive of life without the written word. This one-of-a-kind essay adds to the infinite dialogue it so masterfully chronicles.
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