Latest Readings
出版时间:
2015-08
ISBN:
9780300213195
定价:
254.80
装帧:
其他
开本:
其他
纸张:
其他
页数:
192页
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In2010,CliveJameswasdiagnosedwithterminalleukemia.Decidingthat“ifyoudon’tknowtheexactmomentwhenthelightswillgoout,youmightaswellreaduntiltheydo,”JamesmovedhislibrarytohishouseinCambridge,wherehewould“live,read,andperhapsevenwrite.”Jamesistheaward-winningauthorofdozensofworksofliterarycriticism,poetry,andhistory,andthisvolumecontainshisreflectionsonwhatmaywellbehislastreadinglist.AlookatsomeofJames’soldfavoritesaswellassomeofhisrecentdiscoveries,thisbookalsooffersarevealinglookattheauthorhimself,sharinghisevocativemusingsonliteratureandfamily,andonlivinganddying.AsthoughtfulanderuditeastheworksofAlbertoManguel,andasmovingandinspiringasRandyPausch’sTheLastLectureandWillSchwalbe’sTheEndofYourLifeBookClub,thisvaledictiontoJames’slifelongengagementwiththewrittenwordisacaptivatingvalentinefromoneofthegreatliterarymindsofourtime.
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内容简介:
In2010,CliveJameswasdiagnosedwithterminalleukemia.Decidingthat“ifyoudon’tknowtheexactmomentwhenthelightswillgoout,youmightaswellreaduntiltheydo,”JamesmovedhislibrarytohishouseinCambridge,wherehewould“live,read,andperhapsevenwrite.”Jamesistheaward-winningauthorofdozensofworksofliterarycriticism,poetry,andhistory,andthisvolumecontainshisreflectionsonwhatmaywellbehislastreadinglist.AlookatsomeofJames’soldfavoritesaswellassomeofhisrecentdiscoveries,thisbookalsooffersarevealinglookattheauthorhimself,sharinghisevocativemusingsonliteratureandfamily,andonlivinganddying.AsthoughtfulanderuditeastheworksofAlbertoManguel,andasmovingandinspiringasRandyPausch’sTheLastLectureandWillSchwalbe’sTheEndofYourLifeBookClub,thisvaledictiontoJames’slifelongengagementwiththewrittenwordisacaptivatingvalentinefromoneofthegreatliterarymindsofourtime.
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