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This 464-page Ukrainian-language hardcover traces the millennia-long journey of the book—from clay tablets and papyrus scrolls to printing presses, Gulag libraries, and modern Kindles. Irene Vallejo, a classical philology expert, weaves together riveting historical narratives set on Alexander the Great’s battlefield, in Pompeii’s papyrus villas, Cleopatra’s court, Sarajevo’s bombed library, and Oxford’s underground archives. Featuring engaging profiles of overlooked heroes—scribes, booksellers, translators, slaves, and rebels—this richly written work reveals how books have persevered as beacons of knowledge and hope