A History of Writing

From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world.

" "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"-New Scientist

Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand.

From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world." "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"-New Scientist Steven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand. From the earliest scratches on stone and bone to the languages of computers and the Internet, A History of Writing offers a fascinating investigation into the origin and development of writing throughout the world." "[An] authoritative account . . . if you're intrigued with writing's past, Fischer's book is well worth a read . . . a brilliant book"-New ScientistSteven Roger Fischer is Director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures, Auckland, New Zealand.

Steven Roger Fischer is former director of the Institute of Polynesian Languages and Literatures in Auckland, New Zealand. His books include A History of Language, A History of Writing, and A History of Reading, and Island at the End of the World: The Turbulent History of Easter Island,also published by Reaktion Books. He lives on Waiheke Island, New Zealand.