In search of lost books
By: Giorgio van Straten ; translated from the Italian by Simon Carnell and Erica Segre
Contributors: Carnell, Simon, 1962- translator; Segre, Erica, translator; Van Straten, Giorgio, 1955-
Publisher: Pushkin Press
Published: 2018
Language: eng
Number of pages: 130
ISBN-13: 9781782273745
Subjects: Lost literature; History and criticism; Lost books; Modern Literature
Work titles: Storie di libri perduti
Description: "They exist as a rumour or a fading memory. They vanished from history leaving scarcely a trace, lost to fire, censorship, theft, war or deliberate destruction, yet those who seek them are convinced they will find them. This is the story of one mans quest for eight mysterious lost books"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 123-126) and index.

Translated from the Italian.