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Sven Birkerts, born on September 21, 1951, is an American essayist known for his profound literary analysis and critical thinking, which has had a significant impact on contemporary literature and culture.

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“What reading does, ultimately, is keep alive the dangerous and exhilarating idea that life is not a sequence of lived moments, but a destiny.”

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Book:The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age

Source: The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic Age

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Born: September 21, 1951
Known for: Essayist
Quotes: 15

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The Gutenberg Elegies: The Fate of Reading in an Electronic AgeRelated source material

Changing the Subject: Art and Attention in the Internet AgeRelated source material

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