by Jean-Claude Carrière, Umberto Eco · Tapa blanda · ISBN 9782246742715
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«N'espérez pas vous débarrasser des livres» is the essay in the form of conversations by Jean-Claude Carrière and Umberto Eco, published by Grasset in paperback.
Carrière and Eco, in conversations with Jean-Philippe de Tonnac, trace the history of the book over two millennia, from papyrus rolls to digital media. The dialogue addresses memory, library organization, collecting, and the practice of reading, with erudition and humor.
Originally published in 2009, this volume in French has 330 pages and falls within the categories of philosophy, history, and culture.
For readers interested in the history of the book, reading, and humanist thought, as well as in the work of Eco and Carrière.
Jean-Claude Carrière was a French novelist, screenwriter and actor. He received an Academy Award for best short film for co-writing Heureux Anniversaire (1963), and was later given an Honorary Oscar in 2014. He was nominated for the Academy Award three other times for his work in The Discreet Charm of the Bourgeoisie (1972), That Obscure Object of Desire (1977), and The Unbearable Lightness of Being (1988). He also won a César Award for Best Original Screenplay in The Return of Martin Guerre (1983).
