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Each book was a world unto itself, and in it I took refuge.
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Alberto Manguel
Alberto Manguel was born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1948.
* He is an author, translator, and literary critic.
* He has written several books on the history of reading and literature, including *A History of Reading* and *The Library at Night*.
* He has also translated works by authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Franz Kafka.
* He is a member of the Order of Canada and the Royal Society of Literature.
* He lives in France with his partner, Craig Stephenson.
* He is a passionate advocate for the power of reading and the importance of libraries.
* He is a true Renaissance man who has made significant contributions to the world of literature.
* He is an author, translator, and literary critic.
* He has written several books on the history of reading and literature, including *A History of Reading* and *The Library at Night*.
* He has also translated works by authors such as Jorge Luis Borges and Franz Kafka.
* He is a member of the Order of Canada and the Royal Society of Literature.
* He lives in France with his partner, Craig Stephenson.
* He is a passionate advocate for the power of reading and the importance of libraries.
* He is a true Renaissance man who has made significant contributions to the world of literature.
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At one magical instant in your early childhood, the page of a book—that string of confused, alien ciphers—shivered into meaning. Words spoke to you, gave up their secrets; at that moment, whole universes opened. You became, irrevocably, a reader.
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Maybe this is why we read, and why in moments of darkness we return to books: to find words for what we already know.
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In my fool hardy youth, when my friends were dreaming of heroic deeds in the realms of engineering and law, finance and national politics, I dreamt of becoming a librarian.
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