Lucien X. Polastron

Written in 2007 the author establishes that war and libraries go hand in hand as the conquerer destroys libraries to erase the old thoughts and replace. From the stones to the internet he establishes the link between the two. The reader also learns that this is not easy as people try to protect the books and often hide them away.

Scholarly so sometimes a bet dry. However I completed the book and learned many new things.

An excellent addition to the books discussing the lost libraries from a uniquely French point of view. Beyond the usual stories, the author goes on to consider the effect of digitization and other forces that impact the survival of libraries. He writes with much wit, and the translator provides helpful notes so we can bridge the gap of cultural humor.

Les propos de Polastron ne sont pas inintéressants, mais sont desservis par une ironie où rien ne semble trouver grâce à ses yeux et par un style un peu abscons et vieilli. Dans cet ouvrage pour bibliothécaire (Polastron l’est certainement, bien qu’il se présente comme historien), on ne peut être qu’assez d’accord sur le fond. Polastron fait une critique très vive et judicieusement sévère du mauvais pamphlet de Jean-Noël Jeanneney et montre la gabegie de la TGB.

Storia delle distruzioni delle biblioteche e dei libri dalle origini del testo scritto a oggi.