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Why We Read

Paperback • 2022 • English

Why We Read

By Josephine Greywoode

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About the book

Why read non-fiction? Is it just to find things out? Or is it for pleasure, challenge, adventure, meaning? Here, in seventy new pieces, some of the most original writers and thinkers of our time give their answers. From Hilton Als on reading as writing's dearest companion to Nicci Gerrard on reading for her life; from Malcolm Gladwell on entering the minds of others to Michael Lewis on books as secret discoveries; and from Lea Ypi on the search for freedom to Slavoj Zizek on violent readings, ea...Show more

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ISBN

9781802060959

Publisher

Penguin Publishing Group

Published year

2022

Language

English

Original title

Why We Read

Format

Paperback

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