Readers for Life is a collection of essays, in the main specially commissioned, by fiction authors and literary scholars, who reflect on their child or adolescent memories of reading. The essays explore how the act of reading shapes an individual, from their 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.
Introduction by Sander L. Gilman and Heta Pyrhönen, with essays by Natalya Bekhta, Peter Brooks, Philip Davis, Linda and Michael Hutcheon, Sander L. Gilman, Daniel Mendelsohn, Laura Otis, Laura Oulanne, Heta Pyrhönen, Michael Rosen, Salman Rushdie, Cristina Sandu, Pajtim Statovci and Maria Tatar.
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Readers for Life
How Reading and Listening in Childhood Shapes Us
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- Cover
- Half-Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Setting the Scene : SANDER L. GILMAN and HETA PYRHĂNEN
- 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 Ă deux : LINDA HUTCHEON and MICHAEL HUTCHEON
- 5 A Life in Literature : PHILIP DAVIS
- 6 Reading (in) My Fatherâs Shadow : HETA PYRHĂNEN
- 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 Typewriterâs Travels : CRISTINA SANDU
- 13 What Did the Bear Think? : A Chat with MICHAEL ROSEN
- 14 Words After : SANDER L. GILMAN
- REFERENCES
- WORKS CITED
- CONTRIBUTORS
- PERMISSIONS
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