About the book
'A brilliant, unlikely book' Spectator
How can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world?
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; some governments don't like to let works of art escape their borders.
Using Morgan's own quest as a starting point, Reading the World explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them.
'Revelatory... While Morgan's research has a daunting range...there is a simple message: reading is a social activity, and we ought to share books across boundaries' Financial Times
Editions of Reading the World
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780099584643
- Paperback
- ISBN 9781787303096
- EBook
- ISBN 9781448181568
Read an Excerpt
'A brilliant, unlikely book' Spectator
How can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world?
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; some governments don't like to let works of art escape their borders.
Using Morgan's own quest as a starting point, Reading the World explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them.
'Revelatory... While Morgan's research has a daunting range...there is a simple message: reading is a social activity, and we ought to share books across boundaries' Financial Times
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Reading the World about?
'A brilliant, unlikely book' Spectator
How can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world?
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; some governments don't like to let works of art escape their borders.
Using Morgan's own quest as a starting point, Reading the World explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them.
'Revelatory... While Morgan's research has a daunting range...there is a simple message: reading is a social activity, and we ought to share books across boundaries' Financial Times
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Reading the World?
Biography, Literature and Literary studies > Literature: history and criticism > Comparative literature
Where can I read a sample of Reading the World?
You can read an official preview of the few pages here https://www.book2look.com/book/9780099584643
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Reading the World?
Ann Morgan
Who is the Publisher of the book Reading the World?
Random House
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Reading the World is available as paperback(ISBN 9780099584643) and paperback(ISBN 9781787303096) and ebook(ISBN 9781448181568)
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