The Blind Bookkeeper/ Le Comptable Aveugle : Or Why Homer Must Be Blind

Resumen del libro

In 1943, Northrop Frye wrote a paper, left unfinished, on the state of the world. His ideas of what to expect after the end of the war and the role that literature might play in a time of peace, are the starting point for a meditation on the roles of writer and reader, and what kind of vision is required of them to explore and depict the world. Homer is the archetype of the writer who can see into the future through his knowledge of the past. But how has Homer been read throughout the centuries by generations caught up in the counterpoint of war and peace? And, following Frye's exploration, can Homer teach us to become better readers? The Blind Bookkeeper / Le comptable aveugle is the third Antonine Maillet-Northrop Frye Lecture, sponsored by the Northrop Frye International Literary Festival and the Université de Moncton. It was presented on April 26, 2008, in Moncton, New Brunswick, as part of the 2008 Frye Festival.

Biografía del autor

Alberto Manguel, argentino-canadiense, nació en Buenos Aires en 1948. Ha vivido en Italia, Reino Unido, Tahití, Canadá, Francia y Argentina. Ha cultivado el mundo de las letras en todas sus facetas (el ensayo, la novela, la crítica literaria, el teatro, la antología, la traducción y la edición), lo que le ha granjeado una notable reputación internacional, así como numerosos premios y honores; entre los más recientes se hallan el Formentor, el Alfonso Reyes y el Gutenberg. Alianza Editorial ha publicado la mayor parte de sus obras: "Una historia de la lectura", "En el bosque del espejo", "Guía de lugares imaginarios" (con Gianni Guadalupi), "Noticias del extranjero", "Todos los hombres son mentirosos", "Con Borges", "Diario de lecturas," "El sueño del Rey Rojo", "Leer imágenes", "La biblioteca de noche", "Una historia natural de la curiosidad" y "Mientras embalo mi biblioteca".