The world between two covers : reading the globe / Ann Morgan.
The world between two covers : reading the globe / Ann Morgan.
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Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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G 2015/2244
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Language
English
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Physical content
326 pages ; 25 cm.
Content type
text
Media type
unmediated
Carrier type
volume
Contents
Deciding to travel : the impulse to read the world -- Plotting the route : the global literature landscape -- Identifying landmarks : cultural identity and the problem of authenticity -- Following the trade routes : publishing around the world -- Venturing off the beaten track : writers commercial p...
Publication information
Publisher
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation, a division of W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Edition
First American edition.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2015.
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Scope and Contents
Summary
"A beguiling exploration of the joys of reading across boundaries, inspired by the author's year-long journey through a book from every country. Following an impulse to read more internationally, journalist Ann Morgan undertook first to define "the world" and then to find a story from each of 196 nations. Tireless in her quest and assisted by gener...
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Full title
The world between two covers : reading the globe / Ann Morgan.
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Notes
General note
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Harvill Secker under the title Reading the world: confessions of a literary explorer.
Includes bibliographical references.
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G 2015/2244
Record Identifier
74VK73EE5QdM
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VK73EE5QdM
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ISBN
1631490672 (hardcover)
9781631490675 (hardcover)
DDC
028.9
MMS ID
991022811249702626
