The world between two covers : reading the globe
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New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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Location | Call Number | Status |
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Middletown-Thrall Public Library District - Adult Nonfiction | 028.9 MOR | On Shelf |
Newburgh Free Library - Adult Nonfiction | 028.9 MOR | On Shelf |
Nyack Library - Adult Nonfiction | 028.9 MOR | On Shelf |
Subjects
LC Subjects
Books and reading.
English literature -- Publishing -- Foreign countries.
Geography and literature.
Literature -- Translations into English -- Publishing.
Literature and the Internet.
Morgan, Ann -- (Ann Beatrice) -- Books and reading.
National characteristics in literature.
Publishers and publishing.
Women journalists -- Books and reading -- England.
English literature -- Publishing -- Foreign countries.
Geography and literature.
Literature -- Translations into English -- Publishing.
Literature and the Internet.
Morgan, Ann -- (Ann Beatrice) -- Books and reading.
National characteristics in literature.
Publishers and publishing.
Women journalists -- Books and reading -- England.
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Published
New York : Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
326 pages ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
General Note
First published in Great Britain in 2015 by Harvill Secker under the title Reading the world: confessions of a literary explorer.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references.
Description
"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 generous, far-flung strangers, Morgan discovered not only a treasury of world literature but also the keys to unlock it. Whether considering the difficulties faced by writers in developing nations, movingly illustrated by Burundian Marie-Thérese Toyi's Weep Not, Refugee; tracing the use of local myths in the fantastically successful Samoan YA series Telesa; delving into questions of censorship and propaganda while sourcing a title from North Korea; or simply getting hold of The Corsair, the first Qatari novel to be translated into English, Morgan illuminates with wit, warmth, and insight how stories are written the world over and how place-geographical, historical, virtual-shapes the books we read and write" --,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Morgan, A. (2015). The world between two covers: reading the globe . Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Ann. 2015. The World between Two Covers: Reading the Globe. Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Ann. The World between Two Covers: Reading the Globe Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Morgan, Ann. The World between Two Covers: Reading the Globe Liveright Publishing Corporation/W. W. Norton & Company, 2015.
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