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Around the World in 80 Books
Book • 2021
Inspired by Jules Verne's 'Around the World in Eighty Days,' David Damrosch takes readers on a global literary voyage.
The book features eighty exceptional works of literature, ranging from classics by authors like Woolf and Dante to modern works by Nobel prizewinners such as Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk.
Damrosch explores how these books reflect both the personal experiences of their authors and the broader literary world, touching on themes such as social consequences of epidemics, inequality, and patriarchal structures.
The book is also a personal memoir of Damrosch's life of reading, incorporating his family history and personal anecdotes.
The book features eighty exceptional works of literature, ranging from classics by authors like Woolf and Dante to modern works by Nobel prizewinners such as Orhan Pamuk, Wole Soyinka, Mo Yan, and Olga Tokarczuk.
Damrosch explores how these books reflect both the personal experiences of their authors and the broader literary world, touching on themes such as social consequences of epidemics, inequality, and patriarchal structures.
The book is also a personal memoir of Damrosch's life of reading, incorporating his family history and personal anecdotes.
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