Exlibris. The best books of modernity

The Pulitzer Prize winner, an influential literary observer The New York Times, Mitiko Kakutani in a brightly illustrated collection talks 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 essay collection, 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 Delillo