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Steve McCurry : on reading

by Steve McCurry, Paul Theroux

A collection of photographs captured over four decades depicting people from diverse cultures and backgrounds engaged in the act of reading. The images explore the universal nature of literacy and the enduring power of the written word in various global settings.

Accession 11694 ISBN 9780714871295 Publisher Phaidon Press
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