Personality

It relates to how, philosophically and psychologically, we externalize ourselves into the world through objects. It’s more than tactility. It’s memory, permanence, nostalgia, and emotion. Perhaps some feel it more than others.

mahgister, although, strictly speaking not a by a ’Russian author', since you mentioned ’dying’ you might enjoy ’The Fixer’, a 1966 novel by Bernard Malamud, which depicts the working of the Russian Judicial system, at least for Jews. It made a lasting impression on me!

Interesting suggestion!

I know the writer by name but never read him...

Thanks very much...

«The next book is sometimes our only hope» Anonymus librarian 

mahgister, although, strictly speaking not a by a ’Russian author', since you mentioned ’dying’ you might enjoy ’The Fixer’, a 1966 novel by Bernard Malamud, which depicts the working of the Russian Judicial system, at least for Jews. It made a lasting impression on me!

@mahgister "...A book matter as much as bread...In some case more ..."

I think we have a similar appreciation of knowledge. While I read or listen most books these days, my library of literature in leather bound (Easton and some other press) are among my most prized possessions. My partner and I are most comfortable when close or in a university. She went to Brown, she is much smarter than I. 

It is what makes humans unique the ability to learn and understand... so, at least for a few of us it is the ultimate expressions of being human, an certainly the most wonderful thing in my life... well, and creating art, solving problems and looking over the edge. 

I am pretty sure i will like your listening room, library and conversation...

My older possession is a 1516 book of law by John Rastell. Abbreviamentum legum Anglorum. I guess it was a book on the General  Wolfe boat attacking quebec in 1759 with a lawyer on this boat owning it for application of the Kings law on these french colonized new subjects.

Very fascinating book written for 1/3 in old french,  1/3 in Latin and old English.. For exemple there is an entry  called in French : "la bâtardise"

A souvenir of the past and the oldest book i stumble into ...

My  other next favorite which i own  was the "bibliotheque portative  du voyageur"  created by order of Napoleon for his officers: 

 The choice of the writers in this bookcase was made by Napoleon personally for the pleasure and education of his officers. It is a stunning object....I dont have the case in wood.Only a cardboard original...The books are very small, few inches, and the case is not big... Astonishing clue about Napoleon caring for culture...

https://actualitte.com/article/22602/bibliophilie/le-kindle-personnel-de-napoleon-une-liseuse-imperiale-itinerante

But my personal books are almost all books in science,philosophy,poetry,linguistics or mathematics....Nothing leather bounded except these one and nothing beautiful....

I could not kept my  many thousands books... Only 500 as a core of books which changed my life ...

@mahgister "...A book matter as much as bread...In some case more ..."

I think we have a similar appreciation of knowledge. While I read or listen most books these days, my library of literature in leather bound (Easton and some other press) are among my most prized possessions. My partner and I are most comfortable when close or in a university. She went to Brown, she is much smarter than I. 

It is what makes humans unique the ability to learn and understand... so, at least for a few of us it is the ultimate expressions of being human, an certainly the most wonderful thing in my life... well, and creating art, solving problems and looking over the edge.