Fantasies of the Bookstore |
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| Author:
| Muse, Eben J. |
| Series title: | Elements in Publishing and Book Culture Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-108-44539-9 |
| Publication Date: | Jul 2022 |
| Publisher: | Cambridge University Press
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $17.99 |
Book Description:
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This Element surveys the place of the bookstore in the creative imagination (the fantasies of the bookstore) through a study of novels in which bookstores play a prominent role in the setting or plot. Nearly 500 'bookstore novels' published since the first in 1917 have been identified.
This Element surveys the place of the bookstore in the creative imagination (the fantasies of the bookstore) through a study of novels in which bookstores play a prominent role in the setting or plot. Nearly 500 'bookstore novels' published since the first in 1917 have been identified.