Imaginary library
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Libraries, real or fictitious, have appeared in numerous works of fiction.
Numerous writers have developed the theme of the ideal library. The Argentinian poet and novelistLe Jorge Luis Borges is one of the more illustrious examples. Some imaginary libraries contain real books, others, also called Biblia abiblia consist of books that have never existed.
- In the first category fall:
- In the second:
- Bibliothèque de l’abbaye de Saint-Victor dans Pantagruel de Rabelais
- La bibliothèque de feu Mr le Comte J.N.A de Fortsas, qui a fait l’objet d’une véritable mystification en juillet 1840, avec l’annonce d’une vente aux enchères et l’édition d’un catalogue.
- Catalogue des livres de M. Ed. C. bibliothèque facétieuse mise en vente le 1er avril prochain à la Salle des Bons-Enfants publié par le bibliophile Guénoud
- Guardians of the Lost Library
References
(Anne-Marie Chaintreau et René Lemaître, Drôle de bibliothèques... Le thème de la bibliothèque dans la littérature et le cinéma, Ed. du Cercle de la Librairie, 1993.)
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