Unpacking My Library

By Walter Benjamin | Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd

About the book

90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

‘Every sort of passion verges on chaos, I know, but what the collecting passion verges on is a chaos of memories.’


From intimate musings on his book collection, to a dream-like trip through the bustling streets of Marseille, each of these essays offers a compelling journey into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers.

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ISBN 9780241747261

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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

‘Every sort of passion verges on chaos, I know, but what the collecting passion verges on is a chaos of memories.’


From intimate musings on his book collection, to a dream-like trip through the bustling streets of Marseille, each of these essays offers a compelling journey into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers.

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90 Classic titles celebrating 90 years of Penguin Books

‘Every sort of passion verges on chaos, I know, but what the collecting passion verges on is a chaos of memories.’


From intimate musings on his book collection, to a dream-like trip through the bustling streets of Marseille, each of these essays offers a compelling journey into the mind of one of the twentieth century’s most influential philosophers.

What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Unpacking My Library?

Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Biography and non-fiction prose > Essays

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Who is/are the Author/s of the book Unpacking My Library?

Walter Benjamin

Who is the Publisher of the book Unpacking My Library?

Penguin Books Ltd

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Unpacking My Library is available as paperback(ISBN 9780241747261)

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