How to Talk About Books You Haven't Read
“Brilliant…A witty and useful piece of literary sociology.”—London Review of Books“I read and adored Pierre Bayard’s book. I t's funny, smart, and so true—a wonderful combination of slick French philosophizing and tongue-in-cheek wit, and an honest appraisal of what it means, or doesn't mean, to read.”—Claire M essud, author ofThe Emperor’s Children