The Island of Books
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A fifteenth-century portrait painter, grieving the untimely death of his unrequited love, takes refuge at the monastery at Mont Saint-Michel, an island off the coast of France. He haunts the halls until the monks assign him the task of copying manuscripts - though he is illiterate. His work heals him and grows the monastery's library into a beautiful city of books, all under the shadow of the invention of the printing press. Dominique Fortier is an...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:1552453383
ISBN13:9781552453384
Release Date:November 2016
Publisher:Coach House Books
Length:176 Pages
Weight:0.50 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 4.9" x 7.9"
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