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Where I'm Reading from

Paperback • 2016 • English

Where I'm Reading from

By Tim Parks

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About the book

Should you finish every book you start?As a novelist, translator and critic, Tim Parks is well-placed to investigate any questions we have about books and reading. In this collection of lively and provocative pieces he talks about what readers want from books and how to look at the literature we encounter in a new light.

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ISBN

9781784701796

Publisher

Vintage Publishing

Published year

2016

Language

English

Original title

Where I'm Reading from

Format

Paperback

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