{"product_id":"reading-the-world-9780099584643","title":"Reading the World","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e''A brilliant, unlikely book'' \u003ci\u003eSpectator\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow can we celebrate, challenge and change our remarkable world? \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn 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.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eUsing Morgan''s own quest as a starting point, \u003ci\u003eReading the World\u003c\/i\u003e explores the vital questions of our time and how reading across borders might just help us answer them. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e''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'' \u003ci\u003eFinancial Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eA wonderful book * Red *\u003cbr\u003eAn enjoyable book that brings a world of literature into our homes * Daily Telegraph *\u003cbr\u003eA great way into literature in translation * Red Online *\u003cbr\u003eA truly inspiring read * Lady *\u003cbr\u003eIf you, like me, are a fan of fiction in translation then I would suggest this is a must-read, or at the very least a really-should-read * Me And My Big Mouth (Blog) *","brand":"Vintage Publishing","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48732315255127,"sku":"9780099584643","price":9.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780099584643.jpg?v=1719996382","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/reading-the-world-9780099584643","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}