Alibis: Essays on Elsewhere
by:
André Aciman (author)
Andre Aciman,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 09-27-2011
Andre Aciman,Hardcover, English-language edition,Pub by Farrar, Straus and Giroux on 09-27-2011
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Format: hardcover
ISBN:
9780374102753 (0374102759)
Publish date: September 27th 2011
Publisher: Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pages no: 208
Edition language: English
Great books, like great cities, always let us find things we think are only in us and couldn’t possibly belong elsewhere but that turn out to be broadcast everywhere we look, Great artists are those who give us what we think was already ours. (p. 34) Sometimes, it’s nice to sit down and read a boo...