Exlibris. The best books of our time. Kakutani M.

The Pulitzer Prize laureate, the influential literary observer The New York Times Mitiko Kakutani in a brightly illustrated collection tells about the most important books of our time - and explains why everyone should read them.

Why are books so important? Mitiko Kakutani, a world -famous critic, is convinced: literature is able to unite people, despite cultural differences, state borders and historical eras. Reading allows you to understand the life of other people who are not similar to us and share the joys and losses they have experienced. In Exlibis, Kakutani talks about more than 100 books: these are the texts that have determined her life and the most important works of modern literature, and books that allow you to better understand the world in which we live today.

in the collection Essays readers will discover books of current writers, remember the classics that you should re-read, and also get acquainted with the most significant popular science works, biographies and memoirs. Don Dello, Elena Ferrante, William Gibson, Ian Mcueen, Vladimir Nabokov and Jorge Luis Borges, scientific and digital revolution, children's and youth books are only a small part of what is contained in the book.

Illustrated by stylish copyright drawings resembling ancient ectivities, the book will help to navigate the boundless world of literature and will help to better understand the processes occurring in it. "Exlibris" is a real gift for everyone who likes to read.