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Venezuelan writer
Twitter: @baezfer
Báez is considered a world authority on the history of libraries. In 2003 he visited Iraq as a member of the various committees investigating the destruction of the country's libraries and museums. He is a member of the International Centre of Arab Studies and advises various governments on the destruction of cultural heritage. He is the author of numerous articles and contributes to publications in 32 countries. He is a holder of the Vintila Horia International Essay Prize for his title Historia universal de la destrucción de libros, published in twelve publishing houses around the world.
BY FERNANDO BÁEZ:
The cultural looting of America
NON FICTION, 2009
The Cambridge´s Translator
NOVEL, 2005
A universal history of destruction of books
NON FICTION, 2004
The cultural destruction of Iraq
NON FICTION, 2005
SEE TOO:
HOW THEY SEE US BY JAMES ATLAS, 2011
PUBLICADO POR: Español en el mundo DESTINO (Grupo PLANETA) / RANDOM HOUSE MONDADORI | Brasil EDIOURO | Francia FAYARD | Grecia KEDROS | Italia VIELLA EDITRICE / NOTETTEMPO | Corea BOOKSPAIN | | Portugal ASA | Rumania HUMANITAS | Turquía CAN YAYINLARI | UK/USA ATLAS BOOKS |
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“Impressive. . . The best book written on this subject.” —Noam Chomsky
“A terrifying, masterly book from the erudite pen of Fernando Baez”
ALBERTO MANGUEL
"A sobering reminder of just how deep-seated is the instinct to destroy other people's truths"
KIRKUS REVIEWS
A new classic" (John Leonard, Harper´s)
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