News from a Foreign Country Came. [Paperback]

Alberto. Manguel (Author)

Product Details

• Paperback
• Publisher: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc. (1991)
• ASIN: B000O8KU1C
• Average Customer Review: 2.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

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Internationally acclaimed as an anthologist, translator, essayist, novelist, and editor, Alberto Manguel is the bestselling author of several award-winning books, including A Dictionary of Imaginary Places and A History of Reading. He was born in Buenos Aires, moved to Canada in 1982 and now lives in France, where he was named a Chevalier de l'Ordre français des Arts et des Lettres.

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2.0 out of 5 stars 20 pages of Kerouwackiness, January 22, 2011

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Craig Rowland (Mississauga) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: News From A Foreign Country Came (Hardcover)

News from a Foreign Country Came was a disappointment. After Manguel charmed me on "Imprint" and at OUTspoken IV I looked forward to reading it, but the book was too "poetic" and it annoyed me that you had to read pages and pages before you figured out who he was talking about. He quickly introduces you to all these people then slowly reintroduces them one by one and you have no idea who he's talking about. The last chapter was one long 20-page sentence. It was too contrived and made no sense being there.