1001 books you must read before you die
by:
Peter Boxall (author)
Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9781844035748
Publish date: 2006
Publisher: Cassell
Pages no: 960
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Non Fiction,
Writing,
Reference,
Language,
Literature,
Criticism,
Literary Criticism,
Books About Books,
Literary Fiction,
Anthologies,
Collections
Series: 1001 Before You Die
(Original Review, 2010-04-18)I found this list rather heavy on very recent fiction. There is also no way of knowing whether books published a few years ago will withstand the test of time, and I suspect many won´t. This is a reason why, apart from a handful of favourites, I tend to restrict my (sadl...
Edytorsko ładny, sympatycznie grubaśny tom. Zwięzłe i zachęcające opisy książek, które wywarły i nadal wywierają wpływ na literaturę. Książka wg mnie dobra, ale tylko tyle, ponieważ wybór dzieł jest zbyt tendencyjny. Autor pominął po wielkopańsku starożytność, a przecież dzieła Homera (pominięte!) m...
After reading this (yes, the whole book) I created my own list of 1001 books to read before I die, compiled from the classics and some newer popular titles (to replace the ones it looked like it was going to be impossible to get ahold of). I wrote it a few years ago and I've read 200 or so of the ...
After reading this (yes, the whole book) I created my own list of 1001 books to read before I die, compiled from the classics and some newer popular titles (to replace the ones it looked like it was going to be impossible to get ahold of). I wrote it a few years ago and I've read 200 or so of the ...
Peter Boxall and his panel of high-falutin' lit'ry types got together and made a list of 1001 books they think everyone should read before they die. Now the title might rub some folks the wrong way - hey, who are you, you high-falutin' lit'ry types, up in your academic towers, telling us what we mus...