2007 Massey Lectures: The City of Words

The 2007 Massey Lectures, The City of Words, will be broadcast on CBC Radio’s Ideas from November 5th to November 9. In the lectures, "writer Alberto Manguel takes a fresh look at some of the problems we face, and suggests we should look at what stories have to teach us about society. 'How do stories help us perceive ourselves and others?' he asks. 'How can stories lend a whole society an identity...?'" The City of Words is published by House of Anansi Press.