Books Can Talk
by Gu Zhen
About This Novel
"Books Can Talk" contains thirty essays and comments written by Gu Zhen in recent years, focusing on the relationship between book collecting and reading, and books and people. It records the author's research experience on book binding, editions and illustrations after compiling, translating, and collecting books for many years. Why did Desmond McCarthy, who dreamed of being a literary writer, rely on writing articles for newspapers and magazines to make a living? What is the revenue of Virginia Woolf and Hogarth Books over the years? What is the difference between Disney's revamped "Winnie the Pooh" image and Shepard's original illustrations? How does Rosenbach, the great bookseller, make buyers involuntarily believe that the books in his hands are better than others on the market? Sean Besser, the author of "Bookstore Diary", actually calls himself docile and friendly. So what made him become a "venomous shopkeeper"? Stories about "book men" that have had an important impact on the history of publishing, interesting anecdotes about books, extraordinary ancient books, and heart-warming connections with book lovers... Gu Zhen has brought the old days of the book industry bit by bit into this book, "Books Can Talk," and arranged it with implicit internal connections. Different articles are like gardens connected by paths, providing different tour routes for interested readers.
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