Praise for THE LIBRARY AT NIGHT

“An eloquent and surprisingly moving tribute not only to libraries, private and public, but to our enduring need for them and for the order they try so hard to impose on a chaotic world…. Manguel does all facets of his subject proud in The Library at Night, celebrating a treasure we so often take for granted. With this wise and tender book, he also creates a treasure of his own.”

—The Gazette (Montreal)

“Fluid, rich and consistent.”

—Edmonton Journal

“Anecdotal, often impassioned, filled with fascinating, out-of-the-way information, this paean to books and to the libraries that house them beckons beguilingly to all bibliophiles.”

—The Hamilton Spectator

“The atmosphere in The Library at Night is cultivated, but never stodgy. It’s the ideal companion volume to his international bestseller A History of Reading…. Manguel turns the library, both public and private, into a theatre rich in symbolism and associations.”

—CBC Arts Online

“Who better than Alberto Manguel, that globetrotting, multilingual citizen of the world … to pay homage to the library as the centre of civilization? … The Library at Night is filled with odd combinations, unexpected transitions and wandering scraps of esoterica with aphorisms appearing as signposts along the way…. This book is utterly sensitive to the experience of reading…. Manguel, in this and his other books, comes off as quite the raconteur.”

—Toronto Star