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What's the best book about books?

>> No.12140257

Borges, any of his short stories compilation

>> No.12140258

>>12140240
Not a book but The Library of Babel is very good

>> No.12140260

A universal history of the destruction of books (Báez)

>> No.12140479

>>12140240
S/Z by Borges

>> No.12140483

>>12140479
By Barthes (I meant)

>> No.12140659

Anyone know of any good books about nineteenth to early twentieth century western lit? Like about romanticism, realism, modernism, symbolism etc.
I want to learn more about how those movements came about and swept across different countries, the effects of different writers etc.
Don't care if its specific books that cover part of that/general books that cover more.

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>> No.12140789

>>12140672
How to Talk about Books You Haven't Read
Just browse /lit/, any pseud can pick up enough to bullshit their way through the western canon.

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>> No.12142069

Pale Fire

>> No.12142407

>>12141448
Good list! I would add:

Books of My Life by Henry Miller
M Train by Patti Smith