01269nam a2200205 i 450000500170000000800410001702000370005804000250009508200140012010000250013424500740015926400540023326400110028730000230029833600210032133700250034233800230036752006510039065000220104120211118173912.0210324t20192019-uk||||g |||| 00| 0 eng d  a9781846884573cRM89.90qhardback  aPPAKbengcPPAKerda04223a028.91 aParks, Tim,eauthor.10aPen in Hand : bReading, rereading and Other Mysteries / cTIM PARKS  1aSurrey, United Kingdom :bALMA BOOKS LTD., c2019 4c©2019  a311 pages ;c23 cm  atext2rdacontent  aunmediated2rdamedia  avolume2rdacarrier  aHow can other people like the books we don't like? What benefit can we get from rereading a work? Can we read better? If so, how? These and many other questions, ranging from the field of writing to that of reading and translation, are given a comprehensive answer in a series of stimulating and challenging literary essays that will be a perfect read for all book explorers and practitioners of the pen.

After delighting us with his novels and many volumes of non-fiction, Tim Parks - who is not only an acclaimed author and a translator, but also a celebrated literary essayist - gives us a book to enjoy, savour and, most importantly, reread.10aBooks and reading