: Books from all over the world
Ann Morgan, a modern British writer, had not read a book translated from another language before 2012. Her
literature collection consisted mainly of stories and novels made by British and American authors, and they were
all in English, of course. This was not enough to be called a cosmopolitan reader!
So, Ann made a resolution to read a book written by a national writer from all the countries in the world. She
wanted to complete the task by the end of the coming 2013 year. She made a catalogue of the countries, the
members of the United Nations. When her list came to one hundred and ninety-six items, she realized it would be
practically impossible to find a book from all these countries.
The first idea was to check the local bookshops but they only had a small range of books. So, Ann decided to ask
the readers for help. She created a blog called "A Year of Reading" and asked all the readers to suggest her the
names of books available in English. The responses from different countries came very fast.
Ann was greatly surprised to find out how many people wanted to share their ideas and opinions about books.
Some of them sent her the names of their favourite books. Others spent hours looking for references and
resources for her. In addition, two writers from Turkmenistan and Panama sent her unpublished English versions
of their novels,
But, even with such a great team of helpers, finding foreign books translated into English was not an easy task
The biggest problem was the small states in Africa. They had very few written books and instead had some
manuscripts and traditional plays made by local storytellers. But Ann did not give up and did her best to get
some unique works from the African continent.
She managed to change her perception of the world and made a lot of new friends. In her blog Ann confessed
that it had been the most interesting year in her life.​

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