Lucien X. Polastron (born 1944) is a French writer and historian, specializing in paper, books, writing, library history, and Chinese and Arab studies. He has written some 12 French-language books, some of which have been translated into other languages, including English. He lives and works in Paris.The 1992 destruction of the National Library in Sarajevo, the capital city and largest urban center of Bosnia and Herzegovina, was the catalyst for Polastron's research into the destruction of libraries.[1]
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about Chinese philosophy and history. List of destroyed libraries Polastron, Lucien X. (2007-08-13). Books on Fire: The Destruction of Libraries Throughout...
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