Pen in Hand: Reading, Rereading and other Mysteries

How can other people like the books we dont like? What benefit can we get from rereading a work? Can we read better? If so, how? These and many other questions, ranging from the field of writing to that of reading and translation, are given a comprehensive answer in a series of stimulating and challenging literary essays that will be a perfect read for all book explorers and practitioners of the pen. After delighting us with his novels and many volumes of non-fiction, Tim Parks who is not only an acclaimed author and a translator, but also a celebrated literary essayist gives us a book to enjoy, savour and, most importantly, reread. See more