Reading the World: How I Read a Book from Every Country

Book “Reading the World” by Ann Morgan — September 29, 2022

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Book short specifications

Author
Pages
208
Publisher
Vintage
Language
english
Release date
September 29, 2022
ISBN
978-0-09-958464-3
GTIN
9780099584643
Weight, g
200
Publisher's website
penguin.co.uk

About

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?

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