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"The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world"--
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The written world : the power of stories to shape people, history, civilization, Martin Puchner
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- Released
- 2017
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- Title
- The written world : the power of stories to shape people, history, civilization
- Language
- English
- Authors
- Martin Puchner
- Publisher
- Random House
- Released
- 2017
- Format
- Hardcover
- Pages
- 412
- ISBN10
- 0812998936
- ISBN13
- 9780812998931
- Series
- Tags
- Non-Fiction, Art & Culture, Social Sciences, Historical Themes, History, Literary Studies, Languages, Linguistics, Literary Criticism, Writing, Culture, About Books, Literary History, History of Civilization, Mesopotamia, Alexander the Great
- First published
- 2017
- Original title
- The Written World
- Rating
- 3.85 out of 5
- Description
- "The story of literature in sixteen acts, from Alexander the Great and the Iliad to ebooks and Harry Potter, this engaging book brings together remarkable people and surprising events to show how writing shaped cultures, religions, and the history of the world"--