Ann Morgan considered herself well read — until she discovered the “massive blindspot” on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the English-speaking 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. Watch her full TED Talk: See more at Ted.com, or explore interactive maps of Morgan’s reading journey here. You can also pick up the …
Ann Morgan considered herself well read — until she discovered the “massive blindspot” on her bookshelf. Amid a multitude of English and American authors, there were very few books from beyond the English-speaking 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.
Watch her full TED Talk:
See more at Ted.com, or explore interactive maps of Morgan’s reading journey here. You can also pick up the book she wrote about literary challenge, “The World Between Two Covers: Reading the Globe.”
Below are 49 of the most interesting titles that Morgan included in her list.
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