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I like to imagine that, on the day after my last, my library and I will crumble together, so that even when I am no more I'll still be with my books.

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From fire, water, the passage of time, neglectful readers, and the hand of the censor, each of my books has escaped to tell me its story.

Alberto Manguel

Alberto Manguel

Alberto Manguel

Born: 1948 (age 77)

Bio: Alberto Manguel is an Argentine Canadian anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist and editor.

Known for:

A history of reading (1996)
The Library at Night (2005)
The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (1980)
A reading diary (2004)
With Borges (2004)

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