by Irene Vallejo · Siruela · tapa dura · ISBN 9788418436208
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«El infinito en un junco: La invención de los libros en el mundo antiguo» is the essay by Irene Vallejo, published by Siruela in hardback (452 pages).
A journey through the history of the book and of those who preserved it for nearly thirty centuries: scribes, copyists, librarians and anonymous readers. It includes stops at the Villa of the Papyri, the gulag, the library of Sarajevo and underground Oxford, and links the classics with current debates such as censorship and post-truth.
Part of the Biblioteca de Ensayo / Serie mayor collection (volume 105). National Essay Prize 2020 and Las Librerías Recomiendan Non-Fiction Prize 2020.
Recommended for the general public interested in the history of the book, the ancient world and cultural outreach.
Irene Vallejo Moreu, born in Zaragoza in 1979, is a Spanish philologist, historian, and writer.
