Argentinian writer Alberto Manguel pictu

Argentinian writer Alberto Manguel pictured 11 Septembre 2007 in his house of Mondion near the city of Châtellerault. Alberto Manguel is a writer, translator, and editor who was born in 1948 in Buenos Aires. Manguel wrote non-fiction books such as The Dictionary of Imaginary Places (co-written with Gianni Guadalupi in 1980) and A History of Reading (1996) and novels such as News From a Foreign Country Came (1991). Manguel also wrote film criticism such as Bride of Frankenstein (1997) and essays such as Into the Looking Glass Wood (1998). Manguel has edited a number of literary anthologies for a variety of themes or genres ranging from erotica and gay stories to fantastic literature and mysteries. AFP PHOTO/ALAIN JOCARD (Photo credit should read ALAIN JOCARD/AFP via Getty Images)