Alberto Manguel (born 1948) is an Argentine-born Canadian writer, essayist, editor, and literary critic. Renowned for his reflections on books, reading, libraries, and the history of literature, he has explored the relationship between readers and texts across cultures and centuries. As a young man in Buenos Aires, he famously served as a reader for the nearly blind Jorge Luis Borges, an experience that deeply shaped his literary outlook. His acclaimed book *A History of Reading* traces the evolution of reading from antiquity to the present, combining historical scholarship with personal reflection. Widely regarded as a modern classic of literary nonfiction, it has inspired readers, writers, and bibliophiles around the world.
