Touch the books

"People are known by their libraries." Visiting others' libraries is considered one of the best ways to get to know their owners, because it explains their personalities, concerns, and chaos. Through this engaging intensive work, we take a revealing look at many libraries. Some belong to writers we have previously met through their works translated into Arabic, and others are for writers we are meeting for the first time. With quick, graceful lines, the author "Atlas of Libraries" depicts and reflects on various aspects of our relationship with books: How many books do we read? How many books do we acquire? How do we organize our libraries? And which books are worth acquiring? Among other questions that often occupied reading enthusiasts... It can also be said that some parts of this book were not only translated for the Arabic reader but were also written for them. It is worth noting that Jesús Marchamalo García, the Spanish writer who has received several awards in journalism and culture, intervened with additions, deletions, and updates in this edition, which he specifically prepared for the Arabic-speaking reader, as the author mentioned in his introduction. You will see him casting illuminating flashes on the libraries of Mahfouz, Darwish, Al-Jahiz, and others... And because our libraries speak of our passion and interests, and define the boundaries of our world, this book is also about you: about the reader.