Autor: Puchner Martin

Ean: 9781783783144

Isbn: 9781783783144

Wydawca: Granta Books

Oprawa: miękka

Ilość stron: 412

Wymiary: 13.0x20.0cm

This is the true story of literature -- of how great texts and technologies have shaped cultures and civilizations and altered human history. The inventions of paper, the printing press and the world wide web are usually considered the major influences on the way we share stories. Less well known is the influence of Greek generals, Japanese court ladies, Spanish adventurers, Malian singers and American astronauts, and yet all of them played a crucial role in shaping and spreading literature as we know it today.