Readers for life : how reading and listening in childhood shapes us./ edited by Sander L. Gilman, Heta Pyrhönen

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Gilman, Sander L., editor.

Pyrhönen, Heta, 1960- editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Books and reading.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (304 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London : Reaktion Books, Limited, 2024.

Summary:

An anthology both personal and profound exploring the deep meaning of reading in our lives.   Readers for Life is a collection of essays, mainly specially commissioned for the book, by fiction authors and literary scholars, who reflect on their childhood or adolescent memories of reading. The essays explore how the act of reading shapes an individual, from our formative years into adulthood and beyond. Instead of focusing on reading as an act of escapism, or mere literacy, these writings celebrate reading as a lifelong, joyful experience that intertwines past and present. By revealing our diverse reading histories, the collection fosters awareness of the profound impact of reading on a person's development and offers readers insights that will enrich their own literary experiences.   Featuring an introduction by editors Sander L. Gilman and Heta Pyrhönen, Readers for Life includes essays by Natalya Bekhta, Peter Brooks, Philip Davis, Linda and Michael Hutcheon, Sander L. Gilman, Daniel Mendelsohn, Laura Otis, Laura Oulanne, Heta Pyrhönen, Salman Rushdie, Cristina Sandu, Pajtim Statovci, and Maria Tatar, as well as an interview with Michael Rosen.

Contents:

Setting the Scene

1. Ask Yourself Which Are the Books You Truly Love / Salman Rushdie

2. Portable Magic / Maria Tatar

3. The Dream of an Intenser Experience / Peter Brooks

4. Reading à deux / Linda Hutcheon and Michael Hutcheon

5. A Life in Literature / Philip Davis

6. Reading (in) My Father's Shadow / Heta Pyrhönen

7. Reading in Times of War / Natalya Bekhta

8. Reading as a Rambunctious Boy-Girl / Laura Otis

9. Figuring Stories, and Jumping Off the Page / Pajtim Statovci

10. Reading from the Spine / Laura Oulanne

11. The American Boy / Daniel Mendelsohn

12. A Typewriter's Travels / Christina Sandu

13. What Did the Bear Think? : a chat with Michael Rosen

14. Words After / Sander L. Gilman.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

9781789149876

1789149878

OCLC:

1455117664