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Jorge Carrión's 'Librairies. Itinéraires d'une passion' Reviewed

publication · 2026-04-24

In the October 2016 issue of artpress, a review examines Jorge Carrión's book 'Librairies. Itinéraires d'une passion' published by Seuil. The book delves into the author's compulsive bookstore visits, a professional ailment rarely confessed by writers. Carrión engages in a Benjaminian browsing of readings and memories.

Key facts

  • Jorge Carrión authored 'Librairies. Itinéraires d'une passion'
  • Published by Seuil
  • Reviewed in artpress n°437, October 2016, page 84
  • The book explores compulsive bookstore frequentation as a professional disease
  • Carrión's approach is described as a Benjaminian browsing of readings and memories

Entities

Artists

  • Jorge Carrión

Institutions

  • artpress
  • Seuil

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