Public library and other stories / Ali Smith.
"Why are books so very powerful? What do the books we've read over our lives--our own personal libraries--make of us? What does the unraveling of our tradition of public libraries, so hard-won but now in jeopardy, say about us? The stories in Ali Smith's new collection are about what we do with books and what they do with us: how they travel with us; how they shock us, change us, challenge us, banish time while making us older, wiser and ageless all at once; how they remind us to pay attention to the world we make. Woven between the stories are conversations with writers and readers reflecting on the essential role that libraries have played in their lives. At a time when public libraries around the world face threats of cuts and closures, this collectionstands as a work of literary activism--and as a wonderful read from one of our finest authors"-- Provided by publisher.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781101973042
- ISBN: 1101973048
- Physical Description: 219 pages ; 21 cm
- Edition: 1st Anchor Books edition
- Publisher: New York : Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC, 2016.
- Copyright: ©2015
Content descriptions
- Formatted Contents Note:
- Library 1 -- Last 5 -- That beautiful new build 19 -- Good voice 23 -- Opened by mark twain 41 -- Beholder 43 -- A clean, well-lighted place 57 -- Poet 59 -- Ideal model of society 75 -- Human claim 77 -- Soon to be sold 97 -- Ex-wife 99 -- Put a price on that 121 -- Art of elsewhere 127 -- On bleak, house road 133 -- After life 135 -- Curve tracing 151 -- Definite article 155 -- Library sunlight 169 -- Grass 171 -- Making of me 185 -- Say I won't be there 187 -- Infinite possibilities 207 -- And so on 211.
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- 9 of 9 copies available at NC Cardinal. (Show)
- 1 of 1 copy available at McDowell County Public Library.
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Old Fort Branch Library | 823.914 SMI (Text) | 37810435477038 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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