This is Not the End of the Book: A conversation curated by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac

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Jean-Claude Carrière Umberto Eco

This is Not the End of the Book

A conversation curated by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac

Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco, Jean-Philippe de Tonnac , Polly McLean

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English

Vintage
01 May 2012

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Prose: non-fiction; Literary studies: general

The perfect gift for book lovers- two of the world's great men have a delightfully rambling conversation about the future of the book in the digital era, and decide it is here to stay.

'The book is like the spoon- once invented, it cannot be bettered' - Umberto Eco.

These days it is impossible to get away from discussions of whether the book will survive the digital revolution. Blogs, tweets and newspaper articles on the subject appear daily, many of them repetitive, most of them admitting ignorance of the future. Amidst the twittering, the thoughts of Jean-Claude Carri re and Umberto Eco come as a breath of fresh air.

This thought-provoking book takes the form of a conversation in which Carri re and Eco discuss everything from how to define the first book to what is happening to knowledge now that infinite amounts of information are available at the click of a mouse.

En route there are delightful digressions into personal anecdote. We find out about Eco's first computer and the book Carri re is most sad to have sold. And while, as Carri re says, the one certain thing about the future is that it is unpredictable, it is clear from this conversation that, in some form or other, the book will survive.

By: Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco
Introduction by: Jean-Philippe de Tonnac
Translated by: Polly McLean
Imprint: Vintage
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm, Spine: 25mm
Weight: 303g
ISBN: 9780099552451
ISBN 10: 0099552450
Publication Date: 01 May 2012
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Reviews for This is Not the End of the Book: A conversation curated by Jean-Philippe de Tonnac

A storming book. The next best thing to sitting in Umberto Eco's living room after dinner; a dream collection of lucid and fascinating discussions -- Nick Harkaway Hurrah for philosopher and novelist Umberto Eco and playwright and screenwriter Jean-Claude Carriere, who have come together to praise the medium... Fans of Eco and Carriere will be charmed -- Wayne Gooderham Time Out An entertainingly free-range dialogue about writing past, present and future -- Boyd Tonkin Independent The dialogue between these two superbrains is freakishly compelling and covers everything from papyrus scrolls to e-readers... Never fails to be enlightening and engaging... Hooray for this brilliant book Dazed and Confused This book is a reminder that the satisfaction of working through even a relatively short book comes in part through confronting digressions, dead ends and distractions: the hallmark of conversation between friends, not of Internet speed-reading Wall Street Journal