Rebecca Knuth

The first chapters were, for me the strongest. After a compelling and insightful theoretical overview of the motivations that compel the destruction of libraries, the author moves to a series of illustrative case studies. The first--the wrecking of the South African Institute in 1984--seemed the most originally researched. As the book progresses, the examples become more derivative and repetitions of other work.

The net effect, however, remains powerful and, in spots, brilliantly insightful.

Perhaps my current quest is in part an attempt to return to an imagined home and put down roots, and I am searching for something that feels like home or trying to create it. from London Sojourn by Rebecca Knuth

At sixty-five, Rebecca Knuth left academia and relocated to London to reinvent her life, hoping to revive the “shiny girl who wanted joy and a larger life and got a little lost over the years.”

She planned to stay in London for two years and reinvent herself as a writer of creative show more nonfiction. Academic writing had become a cage and she wanted to find her voice, a way to connect with readers.

This book tells of her journey, both outward and inner, almost a diary of her daily life, interspersed with thoughts about literature, writing, work, and books.

Creative writers are witnesses who approach their subjects and humanity imaginatively. They illuminate. Academic writers deduce….Objectivity is favored over subjectivity… from London Sojourn by Rebecca Knuth

This memoir will appeal to those who seek to change their lives or careers.

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Instructive on many levels: Describes not only the impact of conflicts on library collections, but provides extremely informative backgrounds for those conflicts, so that we understand why the aggressors would target libraries as one means to achieve their political goals.

Informative but, well, considering Knuth coined the term "libricide," it's no suprise that she can write on it and bibliocide so well