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The vanished library

Luciano Canfora

1989192 pagesabout 3–4 hours
1989
first published
  • 1989University of California Press · 205 pages · ENGISBN 9780520073043
  • 1991Vintage · 205 pages · ENGISBN 9780099775409
  • 1990University of California Press · 205 pages · ENGISBN 9780520072558
  • —Trafalgar Square · 192 pagesISBN 9780091740498
NeutralShort readModern History

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

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