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Ann Morgan: My year reading a book from every country in the world
Ann Morgan: Moja godina čitanja knjige iz svake države svijeta
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Ann Morgan se smatrala načitanom - dok nije otkrila "ogromnu kulturnu slijepu točku" na svojoj polici za knjige. Među mnoštvom engleskih i američkih autora, bilo je vrlo malo radova autora na drugim jezicima. Prema tome, postavila si je ambiciozni cilj: da će pročitati jednu knjigu iz svake države na svijetu tijekom jedne godine. Sad tjera ostale anglofile da čitaju prevedena djela da bi izdavači dovodili više književnih bisera. Istražite interaktivne mape njenog čitačkog putovanja ovdje: go.ted.com/readtheworld
Ann Morgan - Writer, blogger, author
Ann Morgan challenged herself to read a book from every country in the world. Full bio
Ann Morgan challenged herself to read a book from every country in the world. Full bio
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It's often said that you can tell
a lot about a person
a lot about a person
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Često kažu da možete reći mnogo
o osobi
o osobi
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by looking at what's on their bookshelves.
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po onome što drže na policama za knjige.
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What do my bookshelves say about me?
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Što moje police za knjige kažu o meni?
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Well, when I asked myself
this question a few years ago,
this question a few years ago,
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Kad sam se pitala to pitanje prije par
godina,
godina,
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I made an alarming discovery.
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otkrila sam nešto alarmantno.
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I'd always thought of myself
as a fairly cultured,
as a fairly cultured,
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Uvijek sam se smatrala prilično
kulturnom,
kulturnom,
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cosmopolitan sort of person.
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kozmopolitskom vrstom osobe.
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But my bookshelves told
a rather different story.
a rather different story.
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No, moja polica za knjige mi je
rekla drukčiju priču.
rekla drukčiju priču.
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Pretty much all the titles on them
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Gotovo svi naslovi na njima
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were by British or North American authors,
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su bili britanskih ili sjevernoameričkih
autora,
autora,
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and there was almost
nothing in translation.
nothing in translation.
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i nije bilo skoro ništa prijevoda.
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Discovering this massive,
cultural blind spot in my reading
cultural blind spot in my reading
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Otkriće ove ogromne kulturne mrtve točke
u mom čitanju
u mom čitanju
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came as quite a shock.
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je bio priličan šok.
00:52
And when I thought about it,
it seemed like a real shame.
it seemed like a real shame.
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Kad sam razmislila o tome,
činilo se kao velika šteta.
činilo se kao velika šteta.
00:55
I knew there had to be lots
of amazing stories out there
of amazing stories out there
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Znala sam da mora postojati mnoštvo
nevjerojatnih priča tamo vani
nevjerojatnih priča tamo vani
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by writers working in languages
other than English.
other than English.
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koje su napisali pisci na drugim jezicima.
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And it seemed really sad to think
that my reading habits meant
that my reading habits meant
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Činilo se vrlo tužnim kad pomislim da
moje čitalačke navike znače
moje čitalačke navike znače
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I would probably never encounter them.
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da ih vjerojatno nikad neću sresti.
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So, I decided to prescribe myself
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Tako da sam si odlučila prepisati
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an intensive course of global reading.
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intezivni kurs globalnog čitanja.
01:14
2012 was set to be a very
international year for the UK;
international year for the UK;
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2012 je trebala biti vrlo
internacionalna godina za UK;
internacionalna godina za UK;
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it was the year of the London Olympics.
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to je bila godina Olimpijskih igara
u Londonu.
u Londonu.
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And so I decided to use it
as my time frame
as my time frame
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Pa sam odlučila iskoristiti
duh vremena
duh vremena
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to try to read a novel,
short story collection
short story collection
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da pročitam novelu,
zbirku kratkih priča
zbirku kratkih priča
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or memoir from every country in the world.
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ili memoare iz svake države svijeta.
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And so I did.
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To sam i napravila.
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And it was very exciting
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Bilo je vrlo uzbudljivo
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and I learned some remarkable things
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i naučila sam neke izvanredne stvari
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and made some wonderful connections
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i pronašla neke predivne veze
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that I want to share with you today.
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koje želim s vama danas podijeliti.
01:42
But it started with some
practical problems.
practical problems.
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Počelo je s nekim praktičnim
problemima.
problemima.
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After I'd worked out which of the many
different lists of countries in the world
different lists of countries in the world
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Nakon što sam pronašla različite liste
država na svijetu
država na svijetu
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to use for my project,
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koje ću koristiti u ovom projektu,
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I ended up going with the list
of UN-recognized nations,
of UN-recognized nations,
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završila sam sa listom država priznatih
od strane UN-a,
od strane UN-a,
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to which I added Taiwan,
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kojoj sam dodala Taiwan,
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which gave me a total of 196 countries.
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što mi je dalo ukupno 196 država
naposljetku.
naposljetku.
02:01
And after I'd worked out
how to fit reading and blogging
how to fit reading and blogging
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Nakon što sam smislila kako ću
pisati blog i čitati
pisati blog i čitati
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about, roughly, four books a week
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oko četiri knjige na tjedan
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around working five days a week,
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tijekom pet radnih dana u tjednu,
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I then had to face up to the fact
that I might even not be able
that I might even not be able
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onda sam se morala suočiti s
činjenicom da možda neću moći
činjenicom da možda neću moći
02:13
to get books in English
from every country.
from every country.
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ni nabaviti knjige na engleskom
iz svake države.
iz svake države.
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Only around 4.5 percent
of the literary works published
of the literary works published
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Samo oko 4.5 posto književnih djela
objavljenih
objavljenih
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each year in the UK are translations,
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svake godine u UK-u su prijevodi,
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and the figures are similar for much
of the English-speaking world.
of the English-speaking world.
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a brojke su slične za većinu svijeta
u kojem se priča engleski.
u kojem se priča engleski.
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Although, the proportion
of translated books published
of translated books published
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Iako, omjer prevedenih knjiga objavljenih
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in many other countries is a lot higher.
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u mnoštvu drugih država je puno veći.
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4.5 percent is tiny enough to start with,
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4.5 posto je dovoljan za početak,
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but what that figure doesn't tell you
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no ono što vam ova brojka ne govori
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is that many of those books
will come from countries
will come from countries
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je da mnoštvo ovih knjiga dolazi
iz država
iz država
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with strong publishing networks
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s jakim izdavačkim mrežama
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and lots of industry professionals
primed to go out and sell those titles
primed to go out and sell those titles
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i mnoštvo stručnjaka u industriji je
spremno otići i prodati ove naslove
spremno otići i prodati ove naslove
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to English-language publishers.
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engleskim izdavačima.
02:49
So, for example, although well over 100
books are translated from French
books are translated from French
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Iako je, na primjer, preko 100 knjiga
prevedeno s francuskog
prevedeno s francuskog
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and published in the UK each year,
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i objavljeno u UK-u svake godine,
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most of them will come from countries
like France or Switzerland.
like France or Switzerland.
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većina ih dolazi iz država kao što su
Francuska ili Švicarska.
Francuska ili Švicarska.
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French-speaking Africa, on the other hand,
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S druge strane, dio Afrike u kojem
se priča francuski
se priča francuski
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will rarely ever get a look-in.
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će rijetko itko pogledati.
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The upshot is that there are
actually quite a lot of nations
actually quite a lot of nations
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Ishod je da postoji prilično mnogo
naroda
naroda
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that may have little or even no
commercially available literature
commercially available literature
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koji imaju malo ili čak nemaju ništa
dostupne književnosti na tržištu
dostupne književnosti na tržištu
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in English.
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na engleskom.
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Their books remain invisible to readers
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Njihove knjige su ostale nevidljive
čitateljima
čitateljima
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of the world's most published language.
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najizdavanijeg jezika na svijetu.
03:22
But when it came to reading the world,
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No, kad je došlo do čitanja svijeta,
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the biggest challenge of all for me
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najveći izazov za mene
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was that fact that I didn't
know where to start.
know where to start.
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je bila činjenica da ne znam odakle
početi.
početi.
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Having spent my life reading
almost exclusively British
almost exclusively British
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Čitajući cijelog života
skoro isključivo britanske
skoro isključivo britanske
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and North American books,
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i sjevernoameričke knjige,
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I had no idea how to go about
sourcing and finding stories
sourcing and finding stories
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nisam imala pojma kako pronaći priče
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and choosing them from much
of the rest of the world.
of the rest of the world.
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i izabrati upravo njih između ostatka
svijeta.
svijeta.
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I couldn't tell you how to source
a story from Swaziland.
a story from Swaziland.
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Nisam znala kako pronaći
priču iz Swazilanda.
priču iz Swazilanda.
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I wouldn't know a good novel from Namibia.
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Ne bih znala dobar roman iz
Namibije.
Namibije.
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There was no hiding it --
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Nisam to mogla sakriti --
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I was a clueless literary xenophobe.
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bila sam neinformirani književni ksenofob.
03:52
So how on earth was I
going to read the world?
going to read the world?
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Kako sam onda mogla
pročitati svijet?
pročitati svijet?
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I was going to have to ask for help.
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Morala sam potražiti pomoć.
03:57
So in October 2011, I registered my blog,
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U listopadu 2011. godine sam registrirala
svoj blog,
svoj blog,
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ayearofreadingtheworld.com,
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ayearofreadingtheworld.com
04:02
and I posted a short appeal online.
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i objavila kratki poziv u pomoć online.
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I explained who I was,
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Objasnila sam tko sam,
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how narrow my reading had been,
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koliko je usko moje područje čitanja bilo,
04:09
and I asked anyone who cared to
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i pitala bilo koga, tko želi
04:11
to leave a message suggesting
what I might read
what I might read
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da mi ostavi poruku preporuke
što bih mogla čitati
što bih mogla čitati
04:13
from other parts of the planet.
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iz drugih dijelova planeta.
04:15
Now, I had no idea whether
anyone would be interested,
anyone would be interested,
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Nisam imala pojma hoće li itko biti
zainteresiran,
zainteresiran,
04:20
but within a few hours
of me posting that appeal online,
of me posting that appeal online,
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no unutar par sati od moje objave,
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people started to get in touch.
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ljudi su se krenuli javljati.
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At first, it was friends and colleagues.
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Prvo su to bili prijatelji i kolege.
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Then it was friends of friends.
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Onda prijatelji prijatelja.
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And pretty soon, it was strangers.
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A uskoro i stranci.
04:33
Four days after I put that appeal online,
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Četiri dana nakon moje objave,
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I got a message from a woman
called Rafidah in Kuala Lumpur.
called Rafidah in Kuala Lumpur.
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dobila sam poruku od žene imena
Rafidah iz Kuala Lumpura.
Rafidah iz Kuala Lumpura.
04:40
She said she loved
the sound of my project,
the sound of my project,
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Rekla je da joj se sviđa moj projekt,
04:42
could she go to her local
English-language bookshop
English-language bookshop
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i može li otići u lokalnu knjižaru
na engleskom
na engleskom
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and choose my Malaysian book
and post it to me?
and post it to me?
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i izabrati Malezijsku knjigu i
poslati mi?
poslati mi?
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I accepted enthusiastically,
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Prihvatila sam entuzijastično,
04:51
and a few weeks later,
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i nekoliko tjedana poslije,
04:53
a package arrived containing
not one, but two books --
not one, but two books --
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mi je stigao paket s, ne jednom,
već dvije knjige --
već dvije knjige --
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Rafidah's choice from Malaysia,
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Rafidahin izbor iz Malezije,
05:02
and a book from Singapore
that she had also picked out for me.
that she had also picked out for me.
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i knjiga iz Singapura koju je, također,
izabrala za mene.
izabrala za mene.
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Now, at the time, I was amazed
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U to vrijeme, bila sam oduševljena
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that a stranger more than 6,000 miles away
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da bi se stranac više od 9600 km udaljen
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would go to such lengths to help someone
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toliko potrudi da pomogne nekome
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she would probably never meet.
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koga vjerojatno nikad neće sresti.
05:19
But Rafidah's kindness proved
to be the pattern for that year.
to be the pattern for that year.
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No Rafidahina dobrota se pokazala
kao uzorak te godine.
kao uzorak te godine.
05:23
Time and again, people went
out of their way to help me.
out of their way to help me.
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Svaki put iznova, ljudi su se jako
potrudili da bi mi pomogli.
potrudili da bi mi pomogli.
05:27
Some took on research on my behalf,
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Neki su istražili temu u moje ime,
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and others made detours
on holidays and business trips
on holidays and business trips
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a neki su napravili skretanje sa
odmora i poslovnih putovanja
odmora i poslovnih putovanja
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to go to bookshops for me.
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da bi obišli knjižare za mene.
05:35
It turns out, if you want
to read the world,
to read the world,
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Ispada, da ako želite pročitati svijet,
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if you want to encounter it
with an open mind,
with an open mind,
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ako ga želite susresti otvorenog uma,
05:42
the world will help you.
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svijet će vam pomoći.
05:45
When it came to countries
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Kad se radilo o državama
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with little or no commercially
available literature in English,
available literature in English,
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s malo ili nimalo komercijalno dostupne
književnosti na engleskom,
književnosti na engleskom,
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people went further still.
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ljudi su otišli još dalje.
05:52
Books often came from surprising sources.
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Knjige su često stizale s nevjerojatnih
izvora.
izvora.
05:56
My Panamanian read, for example,
came through a conversation
came through a conversation
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Moja knjiga iz Paname, na primjer,
došla je preko razgovora
došla je preko razgovora
05:59
I had with the Panama Canal on Twitter.
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sa Panamskim kanalom na Twitteru.
06:03
Yes, the Panama Canal
has a Twitter account.
has a Twitter account.
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Da, Panamski kanal ima Twitter račun.
06:07
And when I tweeted at it about my project,
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I kad sam im tvitala o svom projektu,
06:10
it suggested that I might like to try
and get hold of the work
and get hold of the work
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predložili su mi da nabavim rad
06:13
of the Panamanian author
Juan David Morgan.
Juan David Morgan.
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panamskog autora Juana Davida Morgana.
06:16
I found Morgan's website
and I sent him a message,
and I sent him a message,
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Pronašla sam Morganovu web stranicu
i poslala mu poruku,
i poslala mu poruku,
06:19
asking if any of his
Spanish-language novels
Spanish-language novels
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s pitanjem jel ijedan od njegovih
romana na španjolskom
romana na španjolskom
06:21
had been translated into English.
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preveden na engleski.
06:24
And he said that nothing
had been published,
had been published,
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Odgovorio mi je da ništa nije izdano,
06:26
but he did have an unpublished translation
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no da ima neobjavljen prijevod
06:29
of his novel "The Golden Horse."
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romana "Zlatni konj,"
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He emailed this to me,
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Poslao mi ga je emailom
06:33
allowing me to become
one of the first people ever
one of the first people ever
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omogućujući da postanem jedna od
prvih ljudi
prvih ljudi
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to read that book in English.
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koji će pročitati ovu knjigu na engleskom.
06:38
Morgan was by no means the only wordsmith
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Morgan nije bio jedini umjetnik
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to share his work with me in this way.
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koji je podjelio svoj rad sa mnom
na ovaj način.
na ovaj način.
06:44
From Sweden to Palau,
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Od Švedske do Palaua,
06:45
writers and translators
sent me self-published books
sent me self-published books
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pisci i prevoditelji su mi slali
samostalno objavljene knjige
samostalno objavljene knjige
06:49
and unpublished manuscripts of books
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i neobjavljene rukopise knjiga
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that hadn't been picked
up by Anglophone publishers
up by Anglophone publishers
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koje nisu izabrali anglofilni izdavači
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or that were no longer available,
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ili koje više nisu dostupne,
06:56
giving me privileged glimpses
of some remarkable imaginary worlds.
of some remarkable imaginary worlds.
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pružajući mi privilegirane uvide u
neke od izvanrednih imaginarnih svjetova.
neke od izvanrednih imaginarnih svjetova.
07:02
I read, for example,
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Čitala sam, na primjer,
07:03
about the Southern African king
Ngungunhane, who led the resistance
Ngungunhane, who led the resistance
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o južnoafričkom kralju Ngungunhane,
koji je poveo pokret otpora
koji je poveo pokret otpora
07:07
against the Portuguese
in the 19th century;
in the 19th century;
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protiv Portugalaca u 19.
stoljeću;
stoljeću;
07:11
and about marriage rituals
in a remote village
in a remote village
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o svadbenim ritualima u
zabačenom selu
zabačenom selu
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on the shores of the Caspian sea
in Turkmenistan.
in Turkmenistan.
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na obalama Kaspijskog jezera
u Turkmenistanu.
u Turkmenistanu.
07:18
I met Kuwait's answer to Bridget Jones.
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Naišla sam na kuvajtski odgovor na
Bridget Jones.
Bridget Jones.
07:22
(Laughter)
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(Smijeh)
07:25
And I read about an orgy
in a tree in Angola.
in a tree in Angola.
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Čitala sam o orgijama
u drvetu u Angoli.
u drvetu u Angoli.
07:32
But perhaps the most amazing example
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No, možda je najnevjerojatniji primjer
07:35
of the lengths that people
were prepared to go to
were prepared to go to
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koliko daleko su ljudi spremni otići
07:37
to help me read the world,
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da bi mi pomogli pročitati svijet,
07:39
came towards the end of my quest,
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stigao na kraju mog pothvata,
07:41
when I tried to get hold of a book
from the tiny, Portuguese-speaking
from the tiny, Portuguese-speaking
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kada sam pokušala pronaći knjigu iz male
portugalske
portugalske
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African island nation
of São Tomé and Príncipe.
of São Tomé and Príncipe.
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afričke otočne države
Sveti Toma i Prinsipe.
Sveti Toma i Prinsipe.
07:49
Now, having spent several months
trying everything I could think of to find
trying everything I could think of to find
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Provela sam nekoliko mjeseci pokušavajući
sve što sam se mogla sjetiti da pronađem
sve što sam se mogla sjetiti da pronađem
07:53
a book that had been translated
into English from the nation,
into English from the nation,
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knjigu prevedenu na engleski iz države,
07:56
it seemed as though
the only option left to me
the only option left to me
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činilo se da je jedina opcija koja mi je
ostala
ostala
07:58
was to see if I could get something
translated for me from scratch.
translated for me from scratch.
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da probam vidjeti hoće li netko prevesti
nešto za mene od početka.
nešto za mene od početka.
08:02
Now, I was really dubious
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Bila sam vrlo sumnjičava
08:03
whether anyone was going
to want to help with this,
to want to help with this,
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hoće li mi netko pomoći s ovim,
08:06
and give up their time
for something like that.
for something like that.
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i posvetiti svoje vrijeme nečemu ovakvom.
08:09
But, within a week of me putting
a call out on Twitter and Facebook
a call out on Twitter and Facebook
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No, unutar jednog tjedna otkad sam
uputila poziv na Twitteru i Facebooku
uputila poziv na Twitteru i Facebooku
08:13
for Portuguese speakers,
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za ljude koji pričaju portugalski,
08:15
I had more people than I could
involve in the project,
involve in the project,
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imala sam više ljudi nego što sam mogla
uključiti u ovaj projekt,
uključiti u ovaj projekt,
08:19
including Margaret Jull Costa,
a leader in her field,
a leader in her field,
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uključujući Margaret Jull Costa,
predvodnicu u ovom području,
predvodnicu u ovom području,
08:23
who has translated the work
of Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.
of Nobel Prize winner José Saramago.
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koja je prevela rad nobelovca
Joséa Saramaga.
Joséa Saramaga.
08:30
With my nine volunteers in place,
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Sa svojih devet volontera na mjestu,
08:32
I managed to find a book
by a São Toméan author
by a São Toméan author
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uspjela sam pronaći knjigu autora
iz Svetog Tome
iz Svetog Tome
08:35
that I could buy enough copies of online.
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čijih sam kopija mogla kupiti
dovoljno online.
dovoljno online.
08:37
Here's one of them.
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Evo jedna od njih.
08:39
And I sent a copy out
to each of my volunteers.
to each of my volunteers.
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Poslala sam kopiju svakom dobrovoljcu.
08:42
They all took on a couple
of short stories from this collection,
of short stories from this collection,
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Svatko od njih je uzeo nekoliko kratkih
priča iz ove kolekcije,
priča iz ove kolekcije,
08:46
stuck to their word, sent
their translations back to me,
their translations back to me,
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održali su svoju riječ i poslali mi svoje
prijevode,
prijevode,
08:49
and within six weeks,
I had the entire book to read.
I had the entire book to read.
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i unutar šest tjedana sam imala cijelu
knjigu za pročitati.
knjigu za pročitati.
08:54
In that case, as I found so often
during my year of reading the world,
during my year of reading the world,
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U tom slučaju, kao što sam otkrila često
tijekom moje godine čitanja svijeta,
tijekom moje godine čitanja svijeta,
08:58
my not knowing and being open
about my limitations
about my limitations
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moje neznanje i otvorenost o
mojim ograničenjima
mojim ograničenjima
09:03
had become a big opportunity.
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je postala velika prilika.
09:05
When it came to São Tomé and Príncipe,
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Što se tiče Svetog Tome i Prinsipea,
09:08
it was a chance not only
to learn something new
to learn something new
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to je bila prilika ne samo da naučim
nešto novo
nešto novo
09:11
and discover a new collection of stories,
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i otkrijem novu zbirku priča,
09:14
but also to bring together
a group of people
a group of people
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nego da povežem grupu ljudi
09:17
and facilitate a joint creative endeavor.
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i olakšam zajednički kreativni pothvat.
09:20
My weakness had become
the project's strength.
the project's strength.
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Moja slabost je postala
snaga projekta.
snaga projekta.
09:25
The books I read that year
opened my eyes to many things.
opened my eyes to many things.
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Knjige koje sam pročitala te godine su
otvorile moje oči za mnoštvo stvari.
otvorile moje oči za mnoštvo stvari.
09:29
As those who enjoy reading will know,
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Svi oni koji uživaju u čitanju znaju,
09:31
books have an extraordinary power
to take you out of yourself
to take you out of yourself
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da knjige imaju nevjerojatnu moć da vas
odmaknu od samog sebe
odmaknu od samog sebe
09:35
and into someone else's mindset,
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i stave u tuđe cipele,
09:37
so that, for a while at least,
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tako da, makar privremeno,
09:39
you look at the world
through different eyes.
through different eyes.
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gledate svijet drugim očima.
09:42
That can be an uncomfortable experience,
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Ovo može biti neugodno iskustvo,
09:44
particularly if you're reading a book
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posebno ako čitate knjigu
09:46
from a culture that may have quite
different values to your own.
different values to your own.
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iz kulture koja je prilično
drukčija od vaše vlastite.
drukčija od vaše vlastite.
09:50
But it can also be really enlightening.
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No, može biti i vrlo prosvjetljujuće.
09:53
Wrestling with unfamiliar ideas
can help clarify your own thinking.
can help clarify your own thinking.
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Hrvanje s nepoznatim idejama može
pomoći razbistriti vlastito razmišljanje.
pomoći razbistriti vlastito razmišljanje.
09:57
And it can also show up blind spots
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I može, također, pokazati mrtve točke
09:59
in the way you might have
been looking at the world.
been looking at the world.
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u načinu na koji ste dosad gledati svijet.
10:03
When I looked back at much
of the English-language literature
of the English-language literature
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Kad pogledam većinu književnosti
na engleskom jeziku
na engleskom jeziku
10:05
I'd grown up with, for example,
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uz koju sam odrasla, na primjer,
10:07
I began to see how narrow a lot of it was,
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uviđam koliko je uska većina bila,
10:10
compared to the richness
that the world has to offer.
that the world has to offer.
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u usporedbi s bogatstvom koje
svijet priža.
svijet priža.
10:14
And as the pages turned,
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I kako su se stranice okretale,
10:17
something else started to happen, too.
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nešto drugo se, također, počelo događati.
10:20
Little by little,
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Malo po malo,
10:21
that long list of countries that
I'd started the year with, changed
I'd started the year with, changed
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ta dugačka lista država s kojom sam
započela godinu se promjenila
započela godinu se promjenila
10:25
from a rather dry, academic
register of place names
register of place names
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iz prilično suhoparnog, akademskog
registra imena mjesta
registra imena mjesta
10:30
into living, breathing entities.
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u živuće, dišuće entitete.
10:33
Now, I don't want to suggest
that it's at all possible
that it's at all possible
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Ne govorim da je moguće
10:36
to get a rounded picture of a country
simply by reading one book.
simply by reading one book.
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dobiti cjeloukupnu sliku države čitajući
samo jedne knjige.
samo jedne knjige.
10:41
But cumulatively, the stories
I read that year
I read that year
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No kumulativno, priče koje sam pročitala
te godine
te godine
10:44
made me more alive than ever before
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su me oživjele više nego ikad
10:47
to the richness, diversity and complexity
of our remarkable planet.
of our remarkable planet.
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za bogatstvo, različitost i složenost
našeg izvanrednog planeta.
našeg izvanrednog planeta.
10:54
It was as though the world's stories
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Bilo je kao da su ih svjetske priče
10:56
and the people who'd gone
to such lengths to help me read them
to such lengths to help me read them
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i ljudi koji su se toliko potrudili
da mi pomognu pročitati ih
da mi pomognu pročitati ih
11:00
had made it real to me.
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učinili stvarnijima.
11:04
These days, when I look at my bookshelves
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Ovih dana, kad pogledam na svoju policu
za knjige
za knjige
11:06
or consider the works on my e-reader,
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ili promotrim djela na mom e-čitaču,
11:09
they tell a rather different story.
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govore prilično drukčiju priču.
11:12
It's the story of the power
books have to connect us
books have to connect us
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To je priča o snazi koju knjige imaju
da nas povežu
da nas povežu
11:16
across political, geographical,
cultural, social, religious divides.
cultural, social, religious divides.
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usprkos političkim, geografskim, kulturnim,
socijalnim, religijskim podjelama.
socijalnim, religijskim podjelama.
11:21
It's the tale of the potential
human beings have to work together.
human beings have to work together.
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To je priča o potencijalu koji ljudska bića
imaju kad rade zajedno.
imaju kad rade zajedno.
11:26
And, it's testament
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I to je svjedočanstvo
11:27
to the extraordinary times we live
in, where, thanks to the Internet,
in, where, thanks to the Internet,
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nevjerojatnog doba u kojem živimo,
gdje je, zahvaljujući internetu,
gdje je, zahvaljujući internetu,
11:32
it's easier than ever before
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lakše nego ikad prije
11:34
for a stranger to share a story,
a worldview, a book
a worldview, a book
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da stranac podjeli priču,
svjetonazor, knjigu
svjetonazor, knjigu
11:38
with someone she may never meet,
on the other side of the planet.
on the other side of the planet.
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s nekim koga možda nikad neće sresti,
na drugom kraju planeta.
na drugom kraju planeta.
11:43
I hope it's a story I'm reading
for many years to come.
for many years to come.
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Nadam se da je to priča koju
ću čitati još mnoštvo godina.
ću čitati još mnoštvo godina.
11:47
And I hope many more people will join me.
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Nadam se da će mi se više ljudi pridružiti.
11:49
If we all read more widely,
there'd be more incentive
there'd be more incentive
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Kad bi svi čitali šire,
bio bi to poticaj
bio bi to poticaj
11:52
for publishers to translate more books,
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da izdavači prevedu više knjiga,
11:55
and we would all be richer for that.
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i svi bi bili bogatiji zbog toga.
11:57
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
11:58
(Applause)
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(Pljesak)
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Ann Morgan - Writer, blogger, authorAnn Morgan challenged herself to read a book from every country in the world.
Why you should listen
One day British writer Ann Morgan realized that most books in her bookshelves were by British or American authors. She undertook to read, over the course of a year, at least one book from each of the world's 196 countries -- texts often suggested by bibliophiles from all over the world.
Her experience inspired her book Reading the World (US title: The World Between Two Covers). She blogs about international literature, and her first novel, a psychological literary thriller called Beside Myself, will be published in January 2016.
Ann Morgan | Speaker | TED.com