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The Library Book by Susan Orlean · Booklabria

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First published: 2018
Language: English
Editions: 11

Synopsis

The Library Book alternates between a true-crime work on the suspicion of arson in the 1986 fire at the Los Angeles Central Library; and a broader history of that library and Orlean's personal devotion to libraries in general, especially as the site of fond memories she shared with her mother.

Subjects: History
Social aspects
20th Century
Social history
Books
Libraries
Set in: California
Los Angeles
Time: 20th Century

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