Papyrus

THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER

Irene Vallejo

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English

Hodder & Stoughton
10 January 2023

Literature, Poetry & Criticism; Literature: history & criticism; Ancient history: to c 500 CE; Inventions & inventors

The bestselling phenomenon - a 6,000-year adventure through the history of books and reading

A FINANCIAL TIMES, ECONOMIST AND MAIL ON SUNDAY BOOK OF THE YEAR

'Outstanding, universal and unique' NEW YORK TIMES

'A literary phenomenon.' TLS

'Masterly.' ECONOMIST

'Mindboggling' TELEGRAPH

Long before books were mass-produced, scrolls hand copied on reeds pulled from the Nile were the treasures of the ancient world. Emperors and Pharaohs were so determined to possess them that they dispatched emissaries to the edges of the earth to bring them back.

In Papyrus, celebrated classicist Irene Vallejo traces the dramatic history of the book and the fight for its survival.

This is the story of the book's journey from oral tradition to scrolls to codices, and how that transition laid the very foundation of Western culture. And it is a story full of heroic adventures, bloodshed and megalomania - from the battlefields of Alexander the Great and the palaces of Cleopatra to the libraries of war-torn Sarajevo and Oxford.

An international bestseller, Papyrus brings the ancient world to life and celebrates the enduring power of the written word.

By: Irene Vallejo
Imprint: Hodder & Stoughton
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 236mm, Width: 158mm, Spine: 46mm
Weight: 695g
ISBN: 9781529343960
ISBN 10: 1529343968
Pages: 464
Publication Date: 10 January 2023
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Irene Vallejo earned her European Doctorate from the Universities of Zaragoza and Florence. Papyrus was awarded the National Essay Prize, the Critical Eye Prize for Narrative and the Bookstore Recommendation Award, and will be published in more than forty countries. She is a regular columnist for El Pais, and is the author of two children's books, two novels, and three collections of essays, articles, and short fiction.

Reviews for Papyrus: THE MILLION-COPY GLOBAL BESTSELLER

A literary phenomenon . . . didactic and daring . . . elegant and richly digressive. * Times Literary Supplement * 'A very free and very wise and very digressive journey through the world of the book from the creation of the Library of Alexandria to the fall of the Roman Empire; Irene Vallejo has delivered an outstanding, universal and unique book.' -- Jordi Carrion * The New York Times * 'One can be a masterful philologist and at the same time write like the angels. Irene Vallejo flips communication upside down until she turns her dialogue with the reader into a true literary feast.' -- Luis Alberto de Cuenca * ABC * 'Irene Vallejo has written an incredible, universal, and unique book which will no doubt become a classic.' -- Juan Bolea * El Periodico de Aragon * 'It's a joy to read Irene Vallejo's prose, she is such a brilliant creator and full of sensitivity.' -- Luis Landero