Alberto Manguel

Alberto Manguel

Alberto Manguel has written at least 68 books. Their most popular book is A History of Reading with 44 saves with an average rating of 4⭐.

Author Bio

A Canadian Argentine-born writer, translator, and editor.

**The Library at Night by Alberto Manguel**
*Reviewed by Peter Ackroyd, The Times May 8, 2008*

There is an old superstition that books, alone in the night and the silence,
whisper one to another; the library then becomes an echo chamber of words
and syllables, conjuring up the great general drama of the human spirit.
Libraries are legendary places. Libraries enter myth as well as history. Lost
libraries, like that of Alexandria, are a reminder of the transience of human
achievement and of human learning. “No place,” Samuel Jonson said,
“affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a
public library.”

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[1]: http://www.atelieraldente.de/manguel_0h4/documents/Ackroyd%20The%20Library%20at%20Night.pdf

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A History of Reading

A History of Reading
ByAlberto Manguel

1996 • 44 Readers • 372 pages 4

The Library at Night

The Library at Night
ByAlberto Manguel

2006 • 32 Readers • 355 pages 4.5

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places: The Newly Updated and Expanded Classic

1980 • 15 Readers • 776 pages 5

The Secret Supper

The Secret Supper
ByAlberto Manguel(Translator),Javier Sierra

2004 • 9 Readers • 329 pages 3

A Reader on Reading

A Reader on Reading
ByAlberto Manguel

2010 • 8 Readers

The City of Words

The City of Words
ByAlberto Manguel

2007 • 6 Readers • 176 pages 2.7

A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books

2004 • 6 Readers • 205 pages 4.5

Packing My Library

Packing My Library
ByAlberto Manguel

2018 • 6 Readers • 146 pages 3

Oriental Tales

Oriental Tales
ByMarguerite Yourcenar,Alberto Manguel(Translator)

1938 • 6 Readers • 160 pages 4.3

All Men Are Liars

All Men Are Liars
ByAlberto Manguel

2008 • 5 Readers • 224 pages

Black water

Black water
ByAlberto Manguel

1983 • 5 Readers • 967 pages

Melancholy

Melancholy
ByLászló F. Földényi,Tim Wilkinson(Translator)

1984 • 5 Readers • 360 pages

With Borges

With Borges
ByAlberto Manguel

4 Readers

Curiosity

Curiosity
ByAlberto Manguel

2015 • 4 Readers • 377 pages 3

Mishima: A Vision of the Void

Mishima: A Vision of the Void
ByMarguerite Yourcenar,Alberto Manguel(Translator)

1981 • 3 Readers 3.5

The Moldavian Pimp

The Moldavian Pimp
ByEdgardo Cozarinsky

2004 • 2 Readers • 138 pages

Tyrant Banderas

Tyrant Banderas
ByRamón M. del Valle-Inclán,Peter Bush(Translator)

1926 • 2 Readers • 200 pages

The Solitudes: A Dual-Language Edition with Parallel Text

1613 • 2 Readers • 149 pages

Ports of Call

Ports of Call
ByAmin Maalouf,Alberto Manguel(Translator)

1996 • 2 Readers • 208 pages

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The Merciful Women
ByFederico Andahazi,Alberto Manguel(Translator)

1998 • 2 Readers • 192 pages

Fabulous Monsters

Fabulous Monsters
ByAlberto Manguel

2019 • 2 Readers • 230 pages

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15 Books That Changed the World

2007 • 2 Readers • 294 pages

Homer's The Iliad and The Odyssey: A Biography

15 Books That Changed the World

2007 • 2 Readers • 308 pages

Packing My Library: An Elegy and Ten Digressions

2018 • 2 Readers

Vivere con i libri: Un'elegia e dieci digressioni

Vivere con i libri: Un'elegia e dieci digressioni
ByAlberto Manguel,Duccio Sacchi(Translator)

2018 • 1 Reader • 128 pages

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#7 of 9 in O Bairro

O Senhor Walser e a Floresta
ByGonçalo M. Tavares

2006 • 1 Reader • 56 pages

El regreso de Ulises

El regreso de Ulises
ByAlberto Manguel,Max

2014 • 1 Reader • 48 pages 4

تاريخ القراءة

تاريخ القراءة
ByAlberto Manguel,ألبرتو مانغويل,+1 more

1996 • 1 Reader • 384 pages

Bride of Frankenstein

Bride of Frankenstein
ByAlberto Manguel

1997 • 1 Reader • 68 pages

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places

The Dictionary of Imaginary Places
ByAlberto Manguel,Gianni Guadalupi

1980 • 1 Reader • 755 pages

โลกในมือนักอ่าน

โลกในมือนักอ่าน
ByAlberto Manguel,กษมา สัตยาหุรักษ์(Translator),+1 more

1996 • 1 Reader • 568 pages 5

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1992 • 1 Reader • 967 pages

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Je remballe ma bibliothèque: Une élégie et quelques digressions
ByAlberto Manguel,Christine Le Bœuf(Translator)

2018 • 1 Reader

Leer

Leer
ByAndré Kertész(photographer),Alberto Manguel(Prólogo)

2016 • 1 Reader • 80 pages

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#3 of 9 in O Bairro

O Senhor Brecht e o Sucesso
ByGonçalo M. Tavares

2004 • 1 Reader • 72 pages

In the Dutch Mountains

In the Dutch Mountains
ByCees Nooteboom,Adrienne Dixon(Translator)

1984 • 1 Reader • 160 pages

Fog: A Novel

Fog: A Novel
ByMiguel de Unamuno,Elena Barcia(Translator)

1914 • 1 Reader • 238 pages 5

Into The Looking-Glass Wood: Essays on Words and the World

1998 • 1 Reader • 281 pages

Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic

#2 of 1 in Black Water

Black Water 2: More Tales of the Fantastic
ByElizabeth Taylor,Grace Amundson,+48 more

1990 • 1 Reader • 941 pages

Other Fires: Short Fiction By Latin American Women

Other Fires: Short Fiction By Latin American Women
ByAlberto Manguel(editor),Isabel Allende(Foreword)

1985 • 1 Reader • 222 pages

ביבליומאניה

ביבליומאניה
Byאנמרי בארטפלד(translator),מיכל שליו(translator)

1837 • 1 Reader • 96 pages 3

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2004 • 1 Reader • 228 pages 4

Stevenson Under the Palm Trees

2000 • 1 Reader

A Biblioteca à Noite

A Biblioteca à Noite
ByAlberto Manguel

2006 • 1 Reader • 304 pages

Pożegnanie z biblioteką. Elegia z dziesięciorgiem napomknień

Pożegnanie z biblioteką. Elegia z dziesięciorgiem napomknień
ByAlberto Manguel,Michał Tabaczyński(Translator)

2018 • 1 Reader • 164 pages

Homer's the Iliad and the Odyssey: A Biography

15 Books That Changed the World

2007 • 1 Reader 3

Com Borges

Com Borges
ByAlberto Manguel

2002 • 1 Reader • 68 pages 4

Magic Land of Toys

Magic Land of Toys
ByAlberto Manguel

2006 • 1 Reader • 211 pages

O Leitor Como Metáfora: o Viajante, a Torre e a Traça

O Leitor Como Metáfora: o Viajante, a Torre e a Traça
ByAlberto Manguel,José Geraldo Couto(Translator)

2013 • 1 Reader • 148 pages

De bibliotheek bij nacht: de liefde voor boeken en de kunst van het verzamelen

2006 • 1 Reader • 336 pages 4

Uma História da Curiosidade

2015 • 1 Reader • 408 pages 4

Todos os homens são mentirosos

Todos os homens são mentirosos
ByAlberto Manguel,Umbelina de Sousa(Translator)

2008 • 1 Reader • 165 pages

Dictionary of Imaginary Places

Dictionary of Imaginary Places
ByAlberto Manguel,Gianni Guadalupi

1980 • 1 Reader • 454 pages

A Reading Diary

A Reading Diary
ByAlberto Manguel

2004 • 1 Reader • 253 pages 4

Reading Pictures: A History of Love and Hate

Reading Pictures: A History of Love and Hate
ByAlberto Manguel,Rubens Figueiredo(Translator),+2 more

2000 • 1 Reader • 337 pages 3

Ler Imagens - Em que pensamos quando olhamos para arte

1 Reader • 390 pages

Guia de Um Perplexo em Portugal

2022 • 1 Reader • 174 pages

A biblioteca à noite

A biblioteca à noite
ByAlberto Manguel

2006 • 1 Reader • 304 pages 5

Contos de Horror do Século XIX

Contos de Horror do Século XIX
ByAlberto Manguel(Org.)

2005 • 552 pages

Alle mensen liegen

Alle mensen liegen
ByAlberto Manguel

Moja historia czytania

Moja historia czytania
ByAlberto Manguel,Hanna Jankowska(Translator)

1996

La bibliothèque, la nuit

La bibliothèque, la nuit
ByAlberto Manguel

Dark Arrows: Great Stories of Revenge

Dark Arrows: Great Stories of Revenge
ByVarious(Editor, Introduction),Alberto Manguel(Editor)

1987 • 314 pages

Maimonides

Maimonides
ByAlberto Manguel

2023 • 255 pages

Dicionário de Lugares Imaginários

Dicionário de Lugares Imaginários
ByAlberto Manguel,Gianni Guadalupi,+2 more

1980 • 998 pages