The Justification of Johann Gutenberg: A Novel Review

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(More customer reviews)I'm thinking: Some readers may lay this book aside because its language has a slight but deliberate sound of being translated from a medieval manuscript.
Get over it. This book is a marvel.
Gutenberg, airing his "inky linen" in public, never gives himself the worse of any story he tells. He's no genius, he scratches where he itches, he calculates and keeps one step ahead of the sheriff.
But he is a passionate craftsman. Five hundred fifty years later, His bible -- here in DC the Library of Congress displays a perfect copy of vellum -- is an astonishment.
Congratulations to Blake Morrison for this book.

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