The Rights of the Reader

First published in 1992, Daniel Pennac's The Right's of the Reader was retranslated into English and republished in 2008, with an introduction and illustrations by Quentin Blake. Passionate and funny, but never didactic, Pennac explores why we read, and most importantly, why we don't. His premise is summed up in his opening sentence... "You can't make someone read. Just as you can't make them fall in love or dream..."

So, for every parent (including myself - sorry children!) who has ever despaired at their child reading the same book over and over again, or questioned why they're reading 'junk', or worried that they're just not reading at all, here is Pennac's 10 point manifesto...



A higher quality PDF of this poster can be found at http://www.walker.co.uk, but before you hit the button to print the original on a regular printer, check the dimensions as it appears to be sized to print out on to UK A3 paper, which is approximately equivalent to 11 x 17 inches (i.e. two sheets of US letter paper). Clicking the image above should open up a version that is scaled to fit on regular letter-sized printer paper.

Davina, BookBrowse.com Founder & Editor