Burning the Books: A History of the Deliberate Destruction of Knowledge is a 2020 book by Bodleian Libraries Director Richard Ovenden on the history of intentional recorded knowledge destruction. It was shortlisted for the 2021 Wolfson History Prize.[1]

Burning the Books
First US edition
AuthorRichard Ovenden
SubjectBooks, censorship
PublisherBelknap Press (US)
John Murray (UK)
Publication date
2020
Pages320 p.
ISBN9780674241206

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  1. ^ "Shortlist announced for £40k Wolfson History Prize". Books+Publishing. May 3, 2021. Retrieved June 16, 2022.

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