• "What Casanova was to sex, Alberto Manguel is to reading." - Scotland on Sunday
• "Alberto Manguel was, is, and will always be a genius." - Literary Review
• "This enjoyable book provides readers with a key that unlocks more than one secret room in the magical worlds of Borges." - Mahmoud Darwish

Synopsis

In Buenos Aires, in 1964, a blind writer approaches a sixteen-year-old bookstore employee and asks if he would be interested in a part-time job as a reader. The writer was Jorge Luis Borges, one of the world's most subtle literary minds; the boy was Alberto Manguel, who would later become an internationally acclaimed author and bibliophile. The young Manguel spent several years reading aloud and transcribing for the enigmatic Borges. Here, he recalls that time with honesty and warmth, presenting an intimate and moving portrait of one of literature's great stars.

Alberto Manguel is an internationally acclaimed encyclopedic author, translator, essayist, and novelist. His books have won several awards and have been bestsellers. He has lived in Argentina, where he served as the director of the National Library. His book "A History of Reading" has been published in Arabic by Dar Al Saqi. He now lives in France, where he was awarded the Order of Arts and Letters.

Book Details:

• Author: Alberto Manguel
• Publisher: Dar Al Saqi for Publishing & Distribution
• Year of Publication: 2015
• Number of Pages: 96