Reading the world, how I read a book from every country, Ann Morgan
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Reading the world, how I read a book from every country, Ann Morgan
Language
eng
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Includes bibliographical references
resource.biographical
contains biographical information
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no index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Reading the world
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bibliography
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Ann Morgan
Sub title
how I read a book from every country
Summary
In 2012, the world arrived in London for the Olympics... and Ann Morgan went out to meet it. She read her way around all the globe's 196 independent countries (plus one extra), sampling one book from every nation. It wasn't easy. Many languages have next to nothing translated into English; there are tiny, tucked-away places where very little is written down at all; some governments don't like to let works of art leak out to corrupt Westerners. Her literary adventures shed light on the issues that affect us all -- personal, political, national and global. Using her quest as a starting point, this book explores questions such as -- What is cultural heritage? How do we define national identity? Is it possible to overcome censorship and propaganda? And how can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world?
Target audience
adult
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