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Die Kunst des Bücherliebens by Umberto Eco
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Die Kunst des Bücherliebens (edition 2009)

by Umberto Eco, Burkhart Kroeber (Übersetzer)

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UMBERTO ECO INÉDITO Y VISIONARIO Un canto de amor a los libros y a su acumulación obsesiva, por «el escritor que cambió la cultura» (Corriere della Sera) «Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.» -Irene Vallejo El libro es un seguro de vida, una pequeña anticipación de la inmortalidad. El cerebro humano cuenta, desde el principio de los tiempos, con una memoria orgánica y otra mineral, grabada en piedras y tabletas de arcilla. Junto a ellas, de forma paralela, se ha desarrollado otra más profunda, silenciosa y revolucionaria: la memoria vegetal, impresa en papiros y en trapos hasta llegar al papel procedente del árbol que conocemos hoy. Su instrumento de supervivencia es el libro, objeto de amor y devoción durante siglos. Umberto Eco, el «humanista integral», según Fernando Savater, dedica estos textos inéditos e iluminadores a los bibliófilos como él, a los futuros bibliófilos y a los que todavía no saben que lo son. Un libro para aprender, deslumbrarse, emocionarse y seguir leyendo siempre. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION UMBERTO ECO UNEDITED AND VISIONARY   A song of love for books and their obsessive accumulation, by "the writer who changed culture" (Corriere della Sera)   'Umberto Eco changed our view of books: essential, small, fragile, sometimes criminal, almost always saviors. A teacher who taught us to intertwine wisdom and play with his shrewd and playful style, with his amazing inventiveness and accurate lucidity.' - Irene Vallejo   The book is life insurance, a little anticipation of immortality.   The human brain has, since the beginning of time, an organic and a mineral memory, engraved on stones and clay tablets. Along with them, in a parallel way, a more profound, silent and revolutionary one has developed: plant memory, printed on papyri and rags until it reaches the paper from the tree that we know today. His instrument of survival is the book, an object of love and devotion for centuries.   Umberto Eco, the 'integral humanist,' according to Fernando Savater, dedicates these unedited and illuminating texts to bibliophiles like him, to future bibliophiles and to those who still don't know they are. A book to learn from, be dazzled by, get excited about and to always keep reading.… (more)
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Title:Die Kunst des Bücherliebens
Authors:Umberto Eco
Other authors:Burkhart Kroeber (Übersetzer)
Info:Hanser (2009), Edition: 3, Gebundene Ausgabe, 200 pages
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Vegetal and Mineral Memory - The Future of Books by Umberto Eco

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Regalazo de Pilar en este pandémico día del libro
  Alvora | Apr 23, 2021 |
Ich habe das Buch geschenkt bekommen und noch nicht gelesen, möchte aber etwas zu der hier mehrfach geäußerten Kritik an den DM-Preisen anmerken. Es kann sich dabei durchaus um eine bewusst getroffene Entscheidung handeln, denn ein Betrag von (als Beispiel) 1000 DM im Jahr 1999 ist durchaus nicht das Gleiche wie ein Betrag von 500 Euro heute -- insofern kann ein einfaches Umrechnen eine Aussage auch verfälschen.
  littlegreycloud | Mar 19, 2014 |
Umberto Eco is always a delight to read, as is this small collection of essays about bookish topics written between 1988 and 2004 (!). Divided into three parts, the collection starts strong with three essays about collecting and bibliophiles. The professor's private library of 30.000 titles allows him ample bragging rights. The second part labeled "Historica" subsumes pleasant introductions to re-editions and facsimiles. It reveals Eco's passion for esoteric texts and knowledge but also a penchant for self-plagiarism as quotes and ideas are recycled (now in unfortunate proximity). The last part is also the least. The four filler essays never reach the quality of the earlier ones, a less than stellar conclusion to an otherwise pleasant book that does not break new ground. ( )
  jcbrunner | May 16, 2009 |
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UMBERTO ECO INÉDITO Y VISIONARIO Un canto de amor a los libros y a su acumulación obsesiva, por «el escritor que cambió la cultura» (Corriere della Sera) «Umberto Eco cambió nuestra mirada sobre los libros: imprescindibles, pequeños, frágiles, a veces criminales, casi siempre salvadores. Un maestro que nos enseñó a entrelazar la sabiduría y el juego con su estilo sagaz y lúdico, con su asombrosa inventiva y certera lucidez.» -Irene Vallejo El libro es un seguro de vida, una pequeña anticipación de la inmortalidad. El cerebro humano cuenta, desde el principio de los tiempos, con una memoria orgánica y otra mineral, grabada en piedras y tabletas de arcilla. Junto a ellas, de forma paralela, se ha desarrollado otra más profunda, silenciosa y revolucionaria: la memoria vegetal, impresa en papiros y en trapos hasta llegar al papel procedente del árbol que conocemos hoy. Su instrumento de supervivencia es el libro, objeto de amor y devoción durante siglos. Umberto Eco, el «humanista integral», según Fernando Savater, dedica estos textos inéditos e iluminadores a los bibliófilos como él, a los futuros bibliófilos y a los que todavía no saben que lo son. Un libro para aprender, deslumbrarse, emocionarse y seguir leyendo siempre. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION UMBERTO ECO UNEDITED AND VISIONARY   A song of love for books and their obsessive accumulation, by "the writer who changed culture" (Corriere della Sera)   'Umberto Eco changed our view of books: essential, small, fragile, sometimes criminal, almost always saviors. A teacher who taught us to intertwine wisdom and play with his shrewd and playful style, with his amazing inventiveness and accurate lucidity.' - Irene Vallejo   The book is life insurance, a little anticipation of immortality.   The human brain has, since the beginning of time, an organic and a mineral memory, engraved on stones and clay tablets. Along with them, in a parallel way, a more profound, silent and revolutionary one has developed: plant memory, printed on papyri and rags until it reaches the paper from the tree that we know today. His instrument of survival is the book, an object of love and devotion for centuries.   Umberto Eco, the 'integral humanist,' according to Fernando Savater, dedicates these unedited and illuminating texts to bibliophiles like him, to future bibliophiles and to those who still don't know they are. A book to learn from, be dazzled by, get excited about and to always keep reading.

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