The Library at Night: Alberto Manguel in Conversation with Hal Wake
Anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist and editor, Alberto Manguel is absorbed by the written word. Inspired by the process of designing and organizing a library at his home in France, Manguel talks with VIWF Artistic Director Hal Wake about how libraries embody the memories of individuals and whole cultures. His book, The Library at Night, explores libraries from Egypt, to the Arab world, from Rome to Google.
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Internationally acclaimed as an anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist and editor, Alberto Manguel is the bestselling author of several award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading. He was born in Buenos Aires, moved to Canada in 1982 and now lives in France, where he was named an Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters. http://www.alberto.manguel.com/ (APRIL 2010)
