Consolations

Timeless wisdom from the ancient world to dip into every day - from internationally bestselling classicist Irene Vallejo.

'Wonderful. Thoughtfully chosen, carefully explained and beautifully expressed'

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Irene Vallejo is a classicist and the global bestselling author of Papyrus: The Invention of Books in the Ancient World. She earned her European Doctorate from the Universities of Zaragoza and Florence and is a regular columnist for El País , El Espectador , and La Nación. Papyrus has sold more than a million copies worldwide and has been translated into forty languages. It was awarded the National Essay Prize in Spain, the Prix Livre de Poche in France, and the Wenjin Book Award in China, among other prizes. Irene is also the author of two children's books, two novels, and three collections of essays, articles, and short fiction.