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Irene Vallejo earned her European Doctorate from the Universities of Zaragoza and Florence. Papyrus was awarded the National Essay Prize, the Critical Eye Prize for Narrative and the Bookstore Recommendation Award, and will be published in more than forty countries. She is a regular columnist for El Pais, and is the author of two children's books, two novels, and three collections of essays, articles, and short fiction.
A literary phenomenon . . . didactic and daring . . . elegant and richly digressive. * Times Literary Supplement * 'A very free and very wise and very digressive journey through the world of the book from the creation of the Library of Alexandria to the fall of the Roman Empire; Irene Vallejo has delivered an outstanding, universal and unique book.' -- Jordi Carrion * The New York Times * 'One can be a masterful philologist and at the same time write like the angels. Irene Vallejo flips communication upside down until she turns her dialogue with the reader into a true literary feast.' -- Luis Alberto de Cuenca * ABC * 'Irene Vallejo has written an incredible, universal, and unique book which will no doubt become a classic.' -- Juan Bolea * El Periodico de Aragon * 'It's a joy to read Irene Vallejo's prose, she is such a brilliant creator and full of sensitivity.' -- Luis Landero
