Name: Contra Amazon
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Author: Jorge Carrión
ISBN: 9788417747824

Type

Physical Book

Author

Jorge Carrión

Publisher

Batiscafo

Collection

GALAXIA GUTEMBE

Year

2020

Language

English

Pages

180

Format

Paperback

Dimensions

20.8 x 13.6 x 1.4 cm

Weight

0.82 kg.

ISBN13

9788417747824

Edited in

España

Edition No.

Synopsis "Contra Amazon"

Las bibliotecas y las librerías -reales o de ficción, recorridas o leídas- son escenarios fundamentales de nuestra educación sentimental e intelectual. En este libro de crónicas que ensayan y de ensayos narrativos, Jorge Carrión viaja a las innovadoras bibliotecas y librerías de Seúl; investiga en Nápoles y en Capri la historia de la mítica casa de Curzio Malaparte; entrevista a libreros y a escritores de Miami; conversa sobre libros y ciudades con Alberto Manguel, Iain Sinclair, Luigi Amara o Han Kang; interpreta las bibliotecas de Don Quijote y del Capitán Nemo, y rinde homenaje a algunas de las librerías y de las bibliotecas más fascinantes del mundo -y de su propia vida. Mientras Amazon sigue conquistando espacios físicos y virtuales, el autor de Librerías -el libro de referencia internacional sobre el tema, traducido a las lenguas más importantes del mundo- y de 'Contra Amazon. Siete razones / Un manifiesto' -que ha sido un auténtico fenómeno en el mundo cultural anglosajón- defiende la figura del librero y la librería de autor, al tiempo que nos invita a viajar y -sobre todo- a leer con espíritu crítico.

Jorge Carrión

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Jorge Carrión, born in 1976, is a prominent Spanish writer, cultural critic, and academic. Originally from Tarragona, he has spent much of his life in Mataró and Barcelona, and has lived in countries such as Argentina and the United States. He holds a PhD in Humanities from the Pompeu Fabra University (UPF) in Barcelona, where he co-directs the Master's in Literary Creation at the UPF Barcelona School of Management. Additionally, he has collaborated with media outlets such as La Vanguardia, The Washington Post, and The New York Times in Spanish.

His work spans various genres, including novels, essays, and chronicles. Among his most notable books are "Librerías" (2013), an essay that explores the history and significance of bookstores around the world, and "Contra Amazon" (2019), where he reflects on the impact of large corporations on book culture and commerce. In the realm of fiction, he has published the tetralogy consisting of "Los muertos" (2010), "Los huérfanos" (2014), "Los turistas" (2015), and "Los difuntos" (2015). His work has been translated into more than ten languages, establishing him as an influential voice in contemporary literature.

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