LEADER 02665nam 22004573 450 001 9910795380603321 005 20211214151226.0 010 $a80-246-4662-5 035 $a(CKB)4940000000615486 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6658951 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6658951 035 $a(OCoLC)1261364119 035 $a(BIP)077902959 035 $a(EXLCZ)994940000000615486 100 $a20211214d2021 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 12$aA Nation of Bookworms? $eThe Czechs As Readers: Reading in Times of Civilizational Fatigue 210 1$aPrague :$cKarolinum Press,$d2021. 210 4$d©2021. 215 $a1 online resource (212 pages) 311 $a80-246-4661-7 327 $aCover -- Contents -- Tables and graphs -- Illustrations -- Introduction -- 1 Reading culture -- 2 From a historical standpoint -- 3 From the present-day standpoint -- 4 From the standpoint of discourse -- 5 From the statistical standpoint -- 6 From the standpoint of reading life-stories -- 7 From a comparative standpoint -- 8 From the participants' and experts' standpoints -- 9 Reading in times of civilizational fatigue -- Bibliography -- Appendices -- Index. 330 8 $aNation of Bookworms takes an in-depth look at the reading culture of the Czech Republic--the country with the highest number of libraries per capita worldwide. Drawing on studies and oral interviews of Czech readers conducted by the National Library of the Czech Republic and the Institute of Czech Literature between 2007 and 2018, the book presents intriguing new research on Czech readership and society. Jii? Tra?vni?ek deftly sifts through hard data and first-person reportage, illuminating the myriad components that make up reading culture, such as print-reading, screen-reading, libraries, book sales, the social lives of readers, time spent reading, and reading preferences. Tra?vni?ek also takes a global look at literary love, exploring the parallels between the reading cultures of other countries and the Czechs' unique fervor for the written word. Nation of Bookworms is essential reading for bibliophiles on every continent. 517 $aA Nation of Bookworms? 610 $aLiteracy 610 $aSociology 610 $aLanguage Arts & Disciplines 610 $aSocial Science 700 $aTrávní?ek$b Ji?í$01583721 702 $aClarke$b Melvyn$4trl 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910795380603321 996 $aA Nation of Bookworms$93867103 997 $aUNINA