false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1170399107m/53079.jpg 53079 12 <div><div><div>While traveling in Calgary, Alberto Manguel was struck by how the novel he was reading (Goethe's <i>Elective Affinities</i>) seemed to reflect the social chaos of the world in which he was living. An article in the daily paper would suddenly be illuminated by a passage in the novel; a long reflection would be prompted by a single word. He decided to keep a record of these moments, rereading a book each month, and forming <i>A Reading Diary</i>: a volume of notes, reflections, impressions of travel, of friends, of events public and private, all elicited by his reading. From <i>Don Quixote</i> (August) to <i>The Island of Dr. Moreau</i> (February) to <i>Kim</i> (April), Manguel leads us on an enthralling adventure in literature and life, and demonstrates how, for the passionate reader, one is utterly inextricable from the other.</div></div></div> 1673001 2004 A Reading Diary: A Passionate Reader's Reflections on a Year of Books total:59|5:14|4:18|3:22|2:5|1:0| 59 218 160 13 5 1 false false Sat May 24 00:00:00 -0700 2008 Thu May 15 19:13:31 -0700 2008 Fri May 23 21:36:41 -0700 2008 more...]]> 4 0 false false Mon Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Tue Nov 18 09:17:50 -0800 2008 Tue Dec 02 07:58:57 -0800 2008 more...]]> 5 0 false false Thu Aug 13 09:21:27 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 13 09:22:06 -0700 2009
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