196本书带你看世界
<p><span word="Writer">Writer</span> <span word="Ann">Ann</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="herself">herself</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> – <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="country">country</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="world">world</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="describes">describes</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="experience">experience</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="learned">learned</span>.</p><p><span word="I">I</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="fairly">fairly</span> <span word="cosmopolitan">cosmopolitan</span> <span word="sort">sort</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="person">person</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="bookshelves">bookshelves</span> <span word="told">told</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="story">story</span>. <span word="Apart">Apart</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="Indian">Indian</span> <span word="novels">novels</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="odd">odd</span> <span word="Australian">Australian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="South">South</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="book">book</span>, <span word="my">my</span> <span word="literature">literature</span> <span word="collection">collection</span> <span word="consisted">consisted</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="titles">titles</span>. <span word="Worse">Worse</span> <span word="still">still</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="hardly">hardly</span> <span word="ever">ever</span> <span word="tackled">tackled</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="translation">translation</span>. <span word="My">My</span> <span word="reading">reading</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="English">English</span>-<span word="speaking">speaking</span> <span word="authors">authors</span>.</p><p><span word="So">So</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2017, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="set">set</span> <span word="myself">myself</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="challenge">challenge</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="trying">trying</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="book">book</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="every">every</span> <span word="country">country</span> (<span word="well">well</span>, <span word="all">all</span> 195 <span word="UN">UN</span>-<span word="recognised">recognised</span> <span word="states">states</span> <span word="plus">plus</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="UN">UN</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="Taiwan">Taiwan</span>) <span word="in">in</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="missing">missing</span>.</p><p><span word="With">With</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="idea">idea</span> <span word="how">how</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="beyond">beyond</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="sneaking">sneaking</span> <span word="suspicion">suspicion</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="unlikely">unlikely</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="publications">publications</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 200 <span word="nations">nations</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="shelves">shelves</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="local">local</span> <span word="bookshop">bookshop</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="ask">ask</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="readers">readers</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="created">created</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="blog">blog</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="A">A</span> <span word="Year">Year</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reading">Reading</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="appeal">appeal</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="suggestions">suggestions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="titles">titles</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="English">English</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="response">response</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="amazing">amazing</span>. <span word="Before">Before</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="people">people</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="planet">planet</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="touch">touch</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="ideas">ideas</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="offers">offers</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="help">help</span>. <span word="Some">Some</span> <span word="posted">posted</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="Others">Others</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="hours">hours</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="my">my</span> <span word="behalf">behalf</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="addition">addition</span>, <span word="several">several</span> <span word="writers">writers</span>, <span word="like">like</span> <span word="Turkmenistan">Turkmenistan</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Ak">Ak</span> <span word="Welsapar">Welsapar</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Panama">Panama</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="Juan">Juan</span> <span word="David">David</span> <span word="Morgan">Morgan</span>, <span word="sent">sent</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="unpublished">unpublished</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="novels">novels</span>, <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="rare">rare</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="otherwise">otherwise</span> <span word="unavailable">unavailable</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> 62% <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Brits">Brits</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="speak">speak</span> <span word="English">English</span>. <span word="Even">Even</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="such">such</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="extraordinary">extraordinary</span> <span word="team">team</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="bibliophiles">bibliophiles</span> <span word="behind">behind</span> <span word="me">me</span>, <span word="however">however</span>, <span word="sourcing">sourcing</span> <span word="books">books</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="easy">easy</span> <span word="task">task</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="start">start</span>, <span word="with">with</span> <span word="translations">translations</span> <span word="making">making</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="around">around</span> 4.5 <span word="per">per</span> <span word="cent">cent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="literary">literary</span> <span word="works">works</span> <span word="published">published</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="UK">UK</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Ireland">Ireland</span>, <span word="getting">getting</span> <span word="English">English</span> <span word="versions">versions</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="stories">stories</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="tricky">tricky</span>.</p>
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