The vanished library

A Wonder of the Ancient World

by Luciano Canfora

1989 205 pages eng

Literary Fiction History

Civilisation ancienne Classical Civilization Egypt History, ancient Learning and scholarship Library Bibliothèques Vie intellectuelle Antiquités Libraries Intellectual life Antiquities Civilization Fiction, general History

Recreates the world of ancient Egypt, describes how the Library of Alexandria was created, and speculates on its destruction.

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