Lucien Polastron

Lucien X. Polastron (born 1944) is a French writer and historian, specializing in paper, books, writing, library history, and Chinese and Arab studies. He has written some 12 French-language books, some of which have been translated into other languages, including English. He lives and works in Paris.

Books in English
  • Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries throughout History, Rochester, Inner Traditions, 2007, ISBN 978-1-59477-167-5, ISBN 1-59477-167-7[1]
  • The Great Digitization and the Quest to Know Everything, Rochester, Inner Traditions, 2009, ISBN 978-1-59477-243-6[2]
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References
  1. "Books on Fire". Inner Traditions. Retrieved 5 June 2017.
  2. "The Great Digitization and the Quest to Know Everything". Inner Traditions. Retrieved 5 June 2017.


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