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El Infinito En Un Junco (Adaptacin Grfica) / Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World
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LA ADAPTACIN GRFICA DEL ENSAYO REVELACIN DE NUESTRO TIEMPO EN UNA NUEVA VERSIN REVISADA Y AUMENTADA.
PREMIO NACIONAL DE ENSAYO - PREMIO DE LA ASOCIACIN DE LAS LIBRERAS DE MADRID - PREMIO EL OJO CRTICO DE NARRATIVA - PREMIO LAS LIBRERAS RECOMIENDAN - PREMIO JOS ANTONIO LABORDETA - PREMIO BHO AL MEJOR LIBRO - PREMIO ANTONIO SANCHA DE LOS EDITORES - PREMIO ARAGN 2021 - PREMIO WENJIN 2023 DE LA BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE CHINA - PREMIO HENRQUEZ UREA DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE LA LENGUA - FINALISTA DEL PRIX DU LIVRE EUROPEN 2020 - PRIX LIVRE DE POCHE DES LECTEURS 2023 - FINALISTA DEL BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE 2023
El infinito en un junco, de Irene Vallejo, es un canto extraordinario al amor por los libros que ha seducido a millones de personas en todo el mundo. Este libro sobre libros emprende otro vuelo en forma de adaptacin grfica a cargo del dibujante Tyto Alba, cuyas excepcionales ilustraciones nos trasladan a los campos de batalla de Alejandro Magno, los palacios de Cleopatra, las primeras libreras y los talleres de copia manuscrita, pero tambin a las hogueras donde ardieron cdices prohibidos, la biblioteca bombardeada de Sarajevo y el laberinto subterrneo de Oxford en el ao 2000. Estos dibujos y acuarelas, que cuentan la historia de un artefacto incomparable nacido hace cinco milenios, cuando los egipcios descubrieron el potencial de un junco al que llamaron papiro, nos hacen partcipes de la aventura colectiva de quienes han salvaguardado los libros desde entonces. En esta nueva versin, revisada y aumentada, las fabulosas ilustraciones de Tyto Alba cobran an ms relevancia y el resultado es una adaptacin grfica para jvenes de todas las edades. «Este libro, nacido como tributo a los libros, tena que ser el mejor cmic que furamos capaces de crear. As que nos embarcamos en la odisea de reescribirlo: una versin renovada con mayor protagonismo del dibujo. Pudimos incorporar cientos de sugerencias, propuestas y pasajes favoritos de quienes llamo cariosamente "tribu del junco" . Irene Vallejo ENGLISH DESCRIPTION New revised and extended edition.
THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION OF THE ESSAY THAT WAS THE REVELATION OF OUR TIME, NOW IN A NEW REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION.
A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity's obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages - "Accessible and entertaining." --The Wall Street Journal Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of earth to bring them back. When Mark Antony wanted to impress Cleopatra, he knew that gold and priceless jewels would mean nothing to her. So, what did her give her? Books for her library--two hundred thousand, in fact. The long and eventful history of the written word shows that books have always been and will always be a precious--and precarious--vehicle for civilization. Papyrus is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. Award-winning author Irene Vallejo evokes the great mosaic of literature in the ancient world from Greece's itinerant bards to Rome's multimillionaire philosophers, from opportunistic forgers to cruel teachers, erudite librarians to defiant women, all the while illuminating how ancient ideas about education, censorship, authority, and identity still resonate today. Crucially, Vallejo also draws connections to our own time, from the library in war-torn Sarajevo to Oxford's underground labyrinth, underscoring how words have persisted as our most valuable creations. Through nimble interpretations of the classics, playful and moving anecdotes about her own encounters with the written word, and fascinating stories from history, Vallejo weaves a marvelous tapestry of Western culture's foundations and identifies the humanist values that helped make us who we are today. At its heart a spirited love letter to language itself, Papyrus takes readers on a journey across the centuries to discover how a simple reed grown along the banks of the Nile would give birth to a rich and cherished culture.
LA ADAPTACIN GRFICA DEL ENSAYO REVELACIN DE NUESTRO TIEMPO EN UNA NUEVA VERSIN REVISADA Y AUMENTADA.
PREMIO NACIONAL DE ENSAYO - PREMIO DE LA ASOCIACIN DE LAS LIBRERAS DE MADRID - PREMIO EL OJO CRTICO DE NARRATIVA - PREMIO LAS LIBRERAS RECOMIENDAN - PREMIO JOS ANTONIO LABORDETA - PREMIO BHO AL MEJOR LIBRO - PREMIO ANTONIO SANCHA DE LOS EDITORES - PREMIO ARAGN 2021 - PREMIO WENJIN 2023 DE LA BIBLIOTECA NACIONAL DE CHINA - PREMIO HENRQUEZ UREA DE LA ACADEMIA MEXICANA DE LA LENGUA - FINALISTA DEL PRIX DU LIVRE EUROPEN 2020 - PRIX LIVRE DE POCHE DES LECTEURS 2023 - FINALISTA DEL BRITISH ACADEMY PRIZE 2023
El infinito en un junco, de Irene Vallejo, es un canto extraordinario al amor por los libros que ha seducido a millones de personas en todo el mundo. Este libro sobre libros emprende otro vuelo en forma de adaptacin grfica a cargo del dibujante Tyto Alba, cuyas excepcionales ilustraciones nos trasladan a los campos de batalla de Alejandro Magno, los palacios de Cleopatra, las primeras libreras y los talleres de copia manuscrita, pero tambin a las hogueras donde ardieron cdices prohibidos, la biblioteca bombardeada de Sarajevo y el laberinto subterrneo de Oxford en el ao 2000. Estos dibujos y acuarelas, que cuentan la historia de un artefacto incomparable nacido hace cinco milenios, cuando los egipcios descubrieron el potencial de un junco al que llamaron papiro, nos hacen partcipes de la aventura colectiva de quienes han salvaguardado los libros desde entonces. En esta nueva versin, revisada y aumentada, las fabulosas ilustraciones de Tyto Alba cobran an ms relevancia y el resultado es una adaptacin grfica para jvenes de todas las edades. «Este libro, nacido como tributo a los libros, tena que ser el mejor cmic que furamos capaces de crear. As que nos embarcamos en la odisea de reescribirlo: una versin renovada con mayor protagonismo del dibujo. Pudimos incorporar cientos de sugerencias, propuestas y pasajes favoritos de quienes llamo cariosamente "tribu del junco" . Irene Vallejo ENGLISH DESCRIPTION New revised and extended edition.
THE GRAPHIC ADAPTATION OF THE ESSAY THAT WAS THE REVELATION OF OUR TIME, NOW IN A NEW REVISED AND EXPANDED EDITION.
A rich exploration of the importance of books and libraries in the ancient world that highlights how humanity's obsession with the printed word has echoed throughout the ages - "Accessible and entertaining." --The Wall Street Journal Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of earth to bring them back. When Mark Antony wanted to impress Cleopatra, he knew that gold and priceless jewels would mean nothing to her. So, what did her give her? Books for her library--two hundred thousand, in fact. The long and eventful history of the written word shows that books have always been and will always be a precious--and precarious--vehicle for civilization. Papyrus is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. Award-winning author Irene Vallejo evokes the great mosaic of literature in the ancient world from Greece's itinerant bards to Rome's multimillionaire philosophers, from opportunistic forgers to cruel teachers, erudite librarians to defiant women, all the while illuminating how ancient ideas about education, censorship, authority, and identity still resonate today. Crucially, Vallejo also draws connections to our own time, from the library in war-torn Sarajevo to Oxford's underground labyrinth, underscoring how words have persisted as our most valuable creations. Through nimble interpretations of the classics, playful and moving anecdotes about her own encounters with the written word, and fascinating stories from history, Vallejo weaves a marvelous tapestry of Western culture's foundations and identifies the humanist values that helped make us who we are today. At its heart a spirited love letter to language itself, Papyrus takes readers on a journey across the centuries to discover how a simple reed grown along the banks of the Nile would give birth to a rich and cherished culture.
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