[PDF.67dc] Bibliotopia Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-all of Literary Facts And Curiosities

Bibliotopia Or, Mr. Gilbar's Book of Books & Catch-all of Literary Facts And Curiosities

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 | #1575756 in Books |  David R Godine |  2005-10-30 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  .81 x6.12 x8.54l,.78 | File type: PDF | 192 pages

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||14 of 14 people found the following review helpful.| Pointless|By A Reader|This is a very poor excuse for a book of literary trivia. It is nothing but lists, without even context, much less commentary. Some examples:
p. 25
"Pen/Nabokov Award Winners"
2004 Mavis Gallant
2002 Mario Vargas Llosa
2000 William Gaddis
Hello? For what books?
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"Some authors at Farrar, Straus &|About the Author|Steven Gilbar is an attorney living in Santa Barbara, California. He is the author of The Book Book and Good Books, the editor of The Open Door and Reading in Bed, and the co-editor of Published & Perished.

What is the origin of the word "book"? What is the oldest working library still in existence? What is an "enchiridion"? An "amphigory"? A "duodecimo"? Which two Nobel laureates refused the prize in literature? How many trees must sacrifice their lives to produce a thousand copies of a 96-page volume of verse?

These are some of the questions posed (and answered) in this fascinating farrago of literary trivia, a treasure trove of obscure and irresistible facts, definiti...

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