by Bernard Pivot · Gallimard · libro de bolsillo · ISBN 9782070419494
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«Le métier de Lire» is Bernard Pivot's essay on the craft of the public reader, published by Gallimard in paperback (351 pages, in French).
Bernard Pivot reviews his career at the helm of the television programs Apostrophes and Bouillon de culture and reflects on his passion for reading. The book, written in response to Pierre Nora, explains his work, technique and craft as a «public reader», and defends the place of books in culture.
The work appeared in 1990; this 2001 paperback edition belongs to the Folio collection (no. 3552).
For readers interested in books about books and in the history of French cultural television.
Bernard Pivot was a French journalist, interviewer and host of cultural television programmes. He was chairman of the Académie Goncourt from 2014 to 2020.
