My Year Reading a Book from Every Country in the World, Ann Morgan, TED Talks
Ann Morgan considered herself well read until she discovered the massive cultural blindspot in her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few works from authors beyond the Englishspeaking world. So she set an ambitious goal: to read one book from every country in the world over the course of a year. Now she s urging other Anglophiles to read translated works so that publishers will work harder to bring foreign literary gems back to their shores. Explore interactive
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