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Ann Morgan: My year reading a book from every country in the world
En Morgan (Ann Morgan): Moja godina čitanja knjiga iz svake zemlje na svetu
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En Morgan je smatrala sebe prilično načitanom, dok nije otkrila „ogromnu kulturološku slepu mrlju“ na svojim policama za knjige. Usred mnoštva engleskih i američkih autora, bilo je vrlo malo radova autora van sveta engleskog govornog područja. Stoga je postavila ambiciozan cilj - da pročita jednu knjigu iz svake zemlje na svetu tokom jedne godine. Sada poziva i druge anglofile da čitaju prevedena dela, tako da izdavači više rade na dovođenju stranih dragulja književnosti na svoje obale. Istražite interaktivne mape njenog čitalačkog putovanja: 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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Često kažu da možete
mnogo toga zaključiti o osobi
mnogo toga zaključiti o osobi
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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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by looking at what's on their bookshelves.
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ako pogledate šta se nalazi
na njenim policama za knjige.
na njenim policama za knjige.
Šta moje police govore o meni?
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What do my bookshelves say about me?
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Pa, kada sam sebi postavila to pitanje
pre nekoliko godina,
pre nekoliko godina,
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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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I made an alarming discovery.
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došla sam do alarmantnog otkrića.
Oduvek sam sebe smatrala
prilično kulturnim,
prilično kulturnim,
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I'd always thought of myself
as a fairly cultured,
as a fairly cultured,
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cosmopolitan sort of person.
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kosmopolitskim tipom osobe.
Međutim, moje police za knjige
su odavale sasvim drugačiju priču.
su odavale sasvim drugačiju priču.
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But my bookshelves told
a rather different story.
a rather different story.
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Manje-više svi naslovi na njima
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Pretty much all the titles on them
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were by British or North American authors,
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pripadali su britanskim
ili severnoamerikim autorima,
ili severnoamerikim autorima,
i gotovo da ništa nije bilo prevedeno.
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and there was almost
nothing in translation.
nothing in translation.
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Otkriće ove ogromne,
kulturne slepe mrlje u mom štivu
kulturne slepe mrlje u mom štivu
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Discovering this massive,
cultural blind spot in my reading
cultural blind spot in my reading
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came as quite a shock.
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nastupilo je kao priličan šok.
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And when I thought about it,
it seemed like a real shame.
it seemed like a real shame.
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I kada sam razmislila o tome,
činilo mi se kao prava sramota.
činilo mi se kao prava sramota.
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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 da ima
mnogo sjajnih priča u svetu
mnogo sjajnih priča u svetu
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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 pored engleskog
na drugim jezicima pored engleskog
i delovalo je kao veoma tužna pomisao
da moje čitalačke navike podrazumevaju
da moje čitalačke navike podrazumevaju
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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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I would probably never encounter them.
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da verovatno nikada neću naići na njih.
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So, I decided to prescribe myself
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Stoga sam rešila da sebi zadam
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an intensive course of global reading.
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intenzivan kurs globalnog čitanja.
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2012 was set to be a very
international year for the UK;
international year for the UK;
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Godina 2012. se tako namestila da bude
veoma međunarodna za Veliku Britaniju;
veoma međunarodna za Veliku Britaniju;
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it was the year of the London Olympics.
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bila je to godina Olimpijade 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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Stoga sam rešila da je iskoristim
kao svoj vremenski okvir
kao svoj vremenski okvir
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to try to read a novel,
short story collection
short story collection
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da bih pokušala da pročitam roman,
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 zemlje na svetu.
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And so I did.
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Tako sam to i učinila.
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And it was very exciting
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Bilo je veoma uzbudljivo,
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and I learned some remarkable things
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naučila sam neke izuzetne stvari
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and made some wonderful connections
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i stvorila neke divne veze
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that I want to share with you today.
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koje danas želim da podelim sa vama.
Međutim, to je otpočelo
nekim praktičnim problemima.
nekim praktičnim problemima.
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But it started with some
practical problems.
practical problems.
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Nakon što sam razmotrila
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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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koju od mnogo različitih lista
zemalja sveta
zemalja sveta
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to use for my project,
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da upotrebim u svom projektu,
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I ended up going with the list
of UN-recognized nations,
of UN-recognized nations,
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na kraju sam se odlučila za listu
nacija koje prepoznaje UN,
nacija koje prepoznaje UN,
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to which I added Taiwan,
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kojima sam dodala Tajvan,
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which gave me a total of 196 countries.
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pri čemu sam na kraju imala 196 zemalja.
Nakon što sam ustanovila
kako da uklopim čitanje i pisanje na blogu
kako da uklopim čitanje i pisanje na blogu
02:01
And after I'd worked out
how to fit reading and blogging
how to fit reading and blogging
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about, roughly, four books a week
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o otprilike četiri knjige nedeljno
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around working five days a week,
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u toku pet radnih dana u nedelji,
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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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potom sam morala da se suočim
sa činjenicom da možda neću moći
sa činjenicom da možda neću moći
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to get books in English
from every country.
from every country.
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ni da nabavim knjige na engleskom
iz svake zemlje.
iz svake zemlje.
Samo oko 4,5 odsto književnih dela
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Only around 4.5 percent
of the literary works published
of the literary works published
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objavljenih svake godine
u Velikoj Britaniji su prevodi,
u Velikoj Britaniji su prevodi,
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each year in the UK are translations,
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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 te cifre su slične u većini zemalja
engleskog govornog područja,
engleskog govornog područja,
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Although, the proportion
of translated books published
of translated books published
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premda je udeo prevedenih knjiga
koje su objavljene
koje su objavljene
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in many other countries is a lot higher.
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u mnogim drugim zemljama znatno veći.
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4.5 percent is tiny enough to start with,
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Četiri i po odsto je vrlo malo za početak,
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but what that figure doesn't tell you
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ali vam ta cifra ne govori
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is that many of those books
will come from countries
will come from countries
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da mnoge od tih knjiga dolaze iz zemalja
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with strong publishing networks
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sa 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 mnogo profesionalaca u toj industriji
usmerenih ka tome da idu naokolo
i prodaju te naslove
i prodaju te naslove
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to English-language publishers.
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izdavačima za engleski jezik.
Tako, na primer,
iako je znatno više od 100 knjiga
iako je znatno više od 100 knjiga
02:49
So, for example, although well over 100
books are translated from French
books are translated from French
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prevedeno sa francuskog i svake godine
objavljeno u Velikoj Britaniji,
objavljeno u Velikoj Britaniji,
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and published in the UK each year,
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most of them will come from countries
like France or Switzerland.
like France or Switzerland.
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većina njih će doći iz zemalja
kao što su Francuska ili Švajcarska.
kao što su Francuska ili Švajcarska.
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French-speaking Africa, on the other hand,
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Afrika francuskog govornog područja,
sa druge strane,
sa druge strane,
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will rarely ever get a look-in.
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retko će se tu čak i pomoliti.
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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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Zaključak je da zapravo postoji
prilično mnogo naroda
prilično mnogo naroda
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that may have little or even no
commercially available literature
commercially available literature
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koji možda imaju malo ili čak nimalo
komercijalno dostupne literature
komercijalno dostupne literature
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in English.
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na engleskom jeziku.
Njihove knjige
ostaju nevidljive za čitaoce
ostaju nevidljive za čitaoce
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Their books remain invisible to readers
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of the world's most published language.
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jezika na kome se u svetu
najviše objavljuje.
najviše objavljuje.
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But when it came to reading the world,
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Međutim, kada je trebalo čitati
svetsku književnost,
svetsku književnost,
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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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bila je činjenica da nisam znala
odakle da počnem.
odakle da počnem.
S obzirom na to da sam provela život
čitajući gotovo isključivo britanske
čitajući gotovo isključivo britanske
03:29
Having spent my life reading
almost exclusively British
almost exclusively British
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03:32
and North American books,
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i severnoameričke 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 da sprovedem
pribavljanje i iznalaženje priča
pribavljanje i iznalaženje priča
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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 njihov odabir
iz većine ostatka sveta.
iz većine ostatka sveta.
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I couldn't tell you how to source
a story from Swaziland.
a story from Swaziland.
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Ne mogu da vam kažem
kako da nabavite priču iz Svazilenda.
kako da nabavite priču iz Svazilenda.
Ne bih znala koji je dobar roman
iz Namibije.
iz Namibije.
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I wouldn't know a good novel from Namibia.
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03:47
There was no hiding it --
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Nema šta da se krije -
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I was a clueless literary xenophobe.
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bila sam književni ksenofob
bez ikakvog pojma.
bez ikakvog pojma.
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So how on earth was I
going to read the world?
going to read the world?
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Pa, kako ću ikako moći
da čitam svetsku književnost?
da čitam svetsku književnost?
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I was going to have to ask for help.
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Morala sam da zatražim pomoć.
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So in October 2011, I registered my blog,
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Tako sam u oktobru 2011. godine
registrovala svoj blog,
registrovala svoj blog,
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ayearofreadingtheworld.com,
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ayearofreadingtheworld.com,
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and I posted a short appeal online.
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i objavila sam kratku onlajn molbu.
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I explained who I was,
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Objasnila sam ko sam,
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how narrow my reading had been,
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kako je moje čitanje bilo ograničeno,
i zamolila sam da bilo ko kome je stalo,
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and I asked anyone who cared to
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04:11
to leave a message suggesting
what I might read
what I might read
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ostavi poruku predlažući
šta bih mogla da čitam
šta bih mogla da čitam
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from other parts of the planet.
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iz drugih krajeva planete.
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Now, I had no idea whether
anyone would be interested,
anyone would be interested,
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Nisam imala pojma
da li će se iko zainteresovati,
da li će se iko zainteresovati,
04:20
but within a few hours
of me posting that appeal online,
of me posting that appeal online,
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ali nekoliko sati nakon mog postavljanja
te molbe na internetu,
te molbe na internetu,
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people started to get in touch.
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ljudi su počeli da se javljaju.
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At first, it was friends and colleagues.
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U početku, to su bili prijatelji i kolege.
Mnogi su bili prijatelji prijatelja
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Then it was friends of friends.
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i uskoro nepoznati ljudi.
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And pretty soon, it was strangers.
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04:33
Four days after I put that appeal online,
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Četiri dana nakon što sam postavila
tu molbu na internet,
tu molbu na internet,
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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
po imenu Rafida iz Kuala Lumpura.
po imenu Rafida iz Kuala Lumpura.
Rekla je da joj se sviđa
kako zvuči moj projekat.
kako zvuči moj projekat.
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She said she loved
the sound of my project,
the sound of my project,
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04:42
could she go to her local
English-language bookshop
English-language bookshop
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Da li bi mogla da ode
u lokalnu knjižaru za engleski jezik
u lokalnu knjižaru za engleski jezik
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and choose my Malaysian book
and post it to me?
and post it to me?
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da odabere malezijsku knjigu
za mene i pošalje mi je?
za mene i pošalje mi je?
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I accepted enthusiastically,
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Prihvatila sam sa entuzijazmom,
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and a few weeks later,
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a nekoliko nedelja kasnije,
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a package arrived containing
not one, but two books --
not one, but two books --
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stigao je paket koji je sadržao
ne jednu, već dve knjige -
ne jednu, već dve knjige -
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Rafidah's choice from Malaysia,
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jedna po Rafidinom izboru iz Malezije,
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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 takođe odabrala za mene.
koju je takođe odabrala za mene.
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Now, at the time, I was amazed
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U tom trenutku sam bila zadivljena
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that a stranger more than 6,000 miles away
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time da bi nepoznata osoba
udaljena više od 9 500 kilometara
udaljena više od 9 500 kilometara
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would go to such lengths to help someone
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otišla toliko daleko da pomogne nekome
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she would probably never meet.
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koga verovatno nikada neće sresti.
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But Rafidah's kindness proved
to be the pattern for that year.
to be the pattern for that year.
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Međutim, Rafidina ljubaznost
pokazala se kao obrazac te godine.
pokazala se kao obrazac te godine.
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Time and again, people went
out of their way to help me.
out of their way to help me.
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Iznova i iznova, ljudi su činili
sve u svojoj moći da mi pomognu.
sve u svojoj moći da mi pomognu.
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Some took on research on my behalf,
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Neki su istraživali umesto mene,
05:29
and others made detours
on holidays and business trips
on holidays and business trips
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a drugi su skretali sa puta
na odmorima i poslovnim putovanjima
na odmorima i poslovnim putovanjima
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to go to bookshops for me.
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da bi išli u knjižare radi mene.
05:35
It turns out, if you want
to read the world,
to read the world,
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Ispostavilo se da,
ako hoćete da čitate svetsku književnost,
ako hoćete da čitate svetsku književnost,
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if you want to encounter it
with an open mind,
with an open mind,
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ako želite da se susretnete
sa njom otvorenog uma,
sa njom otvorenog uma,
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the world will help you.
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svet će vam pomoći.
Kada se radilo o zemljama
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When it came to countries
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with little or no commercially
available literature in English,
available literature in English,
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sa malo ili nimalo literature
komercijalno dostupne na engleskom,
komercijalno dostupne na engleskom,
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people went further still.
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ljudi su išli još dalje.
Knjige su često pristizale
iz iznenađujućih izvora.
iz iznenađujućih izvora.
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Books often came from surprising sources.
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05:56
My Panamanian read, for example,
came through a conversation
came through a conversation
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Moje panamsko štivo, na primer,
došlo je kroz razgovor
došlo je kroz razgovor
05:59
I had with the Panama Canal on Twitter.
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koji sam vodila na Tviteru
sa Panamskim kanalom.
sa Panamskim kanalom.
06:03
Yes, the Panama Canal
has a Twitter account.
has a Twitter account.
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Da, Panamski kanal
ima nalog na Tviteru.
ima nalog na Tviteru.
06:07
And when I tweeted at it about my project,
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Kada sam tvitovala 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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predložio je da bih mogla da pokušam
da se domognem dela
da se domognem dela
06:13
of the Panamanian author
Juan David Morgan.
Juan David Morgan.
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panamskog autora Huana 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 Morganov vebsajt
i poslala mu poruku,
i poslala mu poruku,
pitavši ga da li je neki njegov roman
na španskom jeziku
na španskom jeziku
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asking if any of his
Spanish-language novels
Spanish-language novels
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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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Rekao je da ništa nije objavljeno,
06:26
but he did have an unpublished translation
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ali da ima neobjavljen prevod
06:29
of his novel "The Golden Horse."
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svog romana „Zlatni konj“.
06:31
He emailed this to me,
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Poslao mi je to imejlom,
06:33
allowing me to become
one of the first people ever
one of the first people ever
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omogućivši mi da postanem
jedna od prvih ljudi
jedna od prvih ljudi
koji su ikada pročitali
tu knjigu na engleskom.
tu knjigu na engleskom.
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to read that book in English.
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Morgan ni u kom slučaju
nije bio jedini majstor za reči
nije bio jedini majstor za reči
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Morgan was by no means the only wordsmith
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to share his work with me in this way.
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koji je podelio sa mnom svoje delo
na ovakav način.
na ovakav način.
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From Sweden to Palau,
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Od Švedske do Palaua,
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writers and translators
sent me self-published books
sent me self-published books
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pisci i prevodioci slali su mi
samostalno objavljene knjige
samostalno objavljene knjige
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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 nabavili anglofonski izdavači
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or that were no longer available,
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ili koje više nisu bile dostupne,
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giving me privileged glimpses
of some remarkable imaginary worlds.
of some remarkable imaginary worlds.
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dajući mi privilegiju da bacim pogled
u neke izuzetne imaginarne svetove.
u neke izuzetne imaginarne svetove.
Čitala sam, na primer,
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I read, for example,
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about the Southern African king
Ngungunhane, who led the resistance
Ngungunhane, who led the resistance
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o južnoafričkom kralju Gungunhani,
koji je predvodio pokret otpora
koji je predvodio pokret otpora
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against the Portuguese
in the 19th century;
in the 19th century;
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protiv Portugalaca u 19. veku,
07:11
and about marriage rituals
in a remote village
in a remote village
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o bračnim ritualima u zabačenom selu
07:13
on the shores of the Caspian sea
in Turkmenistan.
in Turkmenistan.
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na obalama Kaspijskog mora
u Turkmenistanu.
u Turkmenistanu.
07:18
I met Kuwait's answer to Bridget Jones.
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Susrela sam se sa kuvajtskim odgovorom
na Bridžet Džouns.
na Bridžet Džouns.
(Smeh)
07:22
(Laughter)
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And I read about an orgy
in a tree in Angola.
in a tree in Angola.
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Čitala sam o orgiji na drvetu u Angoli.
Ipak, možda najneverovatniji primer
07:32
But perhaps the most amazing example
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of the lengths that people
were prepared to go to
were prepared to go to
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toga dokle su ljudi bili spremni da odu
da bi mi pomogli da pročitam svetska dela,
07:37
to help me read the world,
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came towards the end of my quest,
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desio se pred kraj mog traganja,
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 da se domognem knjige
sa malene afričke ostrvske zemlje
sa malene afričke ostrvske zemlje
07:45
African island nation
of São Tomé and Príncipe.
of São Tomé and Príncipe.
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u kojoj se govori portugalski,
Sao Tome i Principe.
Sao Tome i Principe.
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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Nakon što sam provela nekoliko meseci
pokušavajući sve čega sam se setila
pokušavajući sve čega sam se setila
da nađem knjigu koja je prevedena
na engleski iz te zemlje,
na engleski iz te zemlje,
07:53
a book that had been translated
into English from the nation,
into English from the nation,
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činilo se kao da je jedina opcija
koja mi je preostala
koja mi je preostala
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it seemed as though
the only option left to me
the only option left to me
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was to see if I could get something
translated for me from scratch.
translated for me from scratch.
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da vidim da li mogu da nađem
nekog da mi je prevede ispočetka.
nekog da mi je prevede ispočetka.
Zaista sam sumnjala
08:02
Now, I was really dubious
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whether anyone was going
to want to help with this,
to want to help with this,
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da će iko želeti da mi pomogne oko toga
i da odvoji svoje vreme
zbog takvog nečeg.
zbog takvog nečeg.
08:06
and give up their time
for something like that.
for something like that.
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Međutim, nedelju dana od postavljanja
mog poziva na Tviteru i Fejsbuku
mog poziva na Tviteru i Fejsbuku
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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08:13
for Portuguese speakers,
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za osobe koje govore 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
da ih uključim u projekat,
da ih uključim u projekat,
08:19
including Margaret Jull Costa,
a leader in her field,
a leader in her field,
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uključujući Margaret Džul Kostu,
vodećeg stručnjaka u svom polju,
vodećeg stručnjaka u svom polju,
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 delo
dobitnika Nobelove nagrade,
Žozea Saramaga.
Žozea Saramaga.
08:30
With my nine volunteers in place,
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Sa svojih devet okupljenih volontera,
08:32
I managed to find a book
by a São Toméan author
by a São Toméan author
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uspela sam da pronađem knjigu
autora sa Sao Tome
autora sa Sao Tome
čijih sam dovoljno primeraka
mogla da kupim preko interneta.
mogla da kupim preko interneta.
08:35
that I could buy enough copies of online.
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08:37
Here's one of them.
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Evo jednog 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 primerak
svakom od svojih volontera.
svakom od svojih volontera.
08:42
They all took on a couple
of short stories from this collection,
of short stories from this collection,
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Svi su uzeli par kratkih priča
iz ove zbirke,
iz ove zbirke,
08:46
stuck to their word, sent
their translations back to me,
their translations back to me,
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održali svoju reč,
poslali mi svoje prevode,
poslali mi svoje prevode,
i za šest nedelja
imala sam celu knjigu za čitanje.
imala sam celu knjigu za čitanje.
08:49
and within six weeks,
I had the entire book to read.
I had the entire book to read.
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U tom slučaju, kao što sam često uvidela
tokom svoje godine čitanja svetskih dela,
tokom svoje godine čitanja svetskih dela,
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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my not knowing and being open
about my limitations
about my limitations
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moje nepoznavanje i otvorenost
u pogledu mojih ograničenja
u pogledu mojih ograničenja
09:03
had become a big opportunity.
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postalo je velika prilika.
Što se tiče Sao Tome i Principe,
09:05
When it came to São Tomé and Príncipe,
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it was a chance not only
to learn something new
to learn something new
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to je bila prilika
ne samo za učenje nečeg novog
ne samo za učenje nečeg novog
09:11
and discover a new collection of stories,
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i otkrivanje novih zbirki priča,
09:14
but also to bring together
a group of people
a group of people
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već i za okupljanje grupe ljudi
09:17
and facilitate a joint creative endeavor.
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i za unapređivanje
zajedničkog kreativnog poduhvata.
zajedničkog kreativnog poduhvata.
Moja slabost je postala snaga projekta.
09:20
My weakness had become
the project's strength.
the project's strength.
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Knjige koje sam pročitala te godine
otvorile su mi oči za mnoge stvari.
otvorile su mi oči za mnoge stvari.
09:25
The books I read that year
opened my eyes to many things.
opened my eyes to many things.
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09:29
As those who enjoy reading will know,
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Kao što znaju oni koji uživaju u čitanju,
09:31
books have an extraordinary power
to take you out of yourself
to take you out of yourself
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knjige imaju izvanrednu moć
da vas odvedu iz sebe samih
da vas odvedu iz sebe samih
09:35
and into someone else's mindset,
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u um nekog drugog,
tako da, bar neko vreme,
09:37
so that, for a while at least,
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you look at the world
through different eyes.
through different eyes.
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posmatrate svet drugim očima.
To može biti neprijatno iskustvo,
09:42
That can be an uncomfortable experience,
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particularly if you're reading a book
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naročito 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 možda ima
dosta drukčije vrednosti u odnosu na vaše.
dosta drukčije vrednosti u odnosu na vaše.
Ipak, to može biti
i zaista prosvetljujuće.
i zaista prosvetljujuće.
09:50
But it can also be really enlightening.
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09:53
Wrestling with unfamiliar ideas
can help clarify your own thinking.
can help clarify your own thinking.
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Borba sa nepoznatim idejama vam može
pomoći da razjasnite svoje razmišljanje.
pomoći da razjasnite svoje razmišljanje.
09:57
And it can also show up blind spots
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Takođe vam može pokazati slepe mrlje
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 posmatrali svet.
Kada sam se osvrnula na to
uz koliko literature na engleskom jeziku
uz koliko literature na engleskom jeziku
10:03
When I looked back at much
of the English-language literature
of the English-language literature
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I'd grown up with, for example,
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sam odrasla, na primer,
10:07
I began to see how narrow a lot of it was,
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počela sam da uviđam
koliko je njen dobar deo bio ograničen,
koliko je njen dobar deo bio ograničen,
10:10
compared to the richness
that the world has to offer.
that the world has to offer.
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u odnosu na bogatstvo
koje svet ima u ponudi.
koje svet ima u ponudi.
10:14
And as the pages turned,
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Dok su se stranice okretale,
10:17
something else started to happen, too.
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još nešto je počelo da se dešava.
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 duga lista zemalja
sa kojom sam započela godinu
sa kojom sam započela godinu
preinačila se od suvoparnog,
akademskog spiska imena mesta
akademskog spiska imena mesta
10:25
from a rather dry, academic
register of place names
register of place names
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10:30
into living, breathing entities.
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u entitete koji žive i dišu.
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 bih da sugerišem da je uopšte 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 zaokruženu sliku zemlje
prosto čitanjem jedne knjige.
prosto čitanjem jedne knjige.
Ipak, kada se sve sabere, priče
koje sam pročitala te godine
koje sam pročitala te godine
10:41
But cumulatively, the stories
I read that year
I read that year
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učinile su me osetljivijom
više nego ikada pre
više nego ikada pre
10:44
made me more alive than ever before
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to the richness, diversity and complexity
of our remarkable planet.
of our remarkable planet.
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na bogatstvo, raznolikost i složenost
naše izuzetne planete.
naše izuzetne planete.
Kao da su je priče sveta
10:54
It was as though the world's stories
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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 tako daleko otišli
da bi mi pomogli da ih pročitam
da bi mi pomogli da ih pročitam
11:00
had made it real to me.
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učinile stvarnom za mene.
Ovih dana, kada pogledam svoje police
11:04
These days, when I look at my bookshelves
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or consider the works on my e-reader,
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ili razmotrim dela
na svom čitaču elektronskih knjiga,
na svom čitaču elektronskih knjiga,
11:09
they tell a rather different story.
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oni pričaju sasvim drugu priču.
To je priča o moći
koje knjige imaju da nas povežu
koje knjige imaju da nas povežu
11:12
It's the story of the power
books have to connect us
books have to connect us
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across political, geographical,
cultural, social, religious divides.
cultural, social, religious divides.
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preko političkih, geografskih,
kulturnih, društvenih, verskih podela.
kulturnih, društvenih, verskih podela.
To je priča o potencijalu
koji ljudska bića imaju da rade zajedno.
koji ljudska bića imaju da rade zajedno.
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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11:26
And, it's testament
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Takođe, to je svedočanstvo
11:27
to the extraordinary times we live
in, where, thanks to the Internet,
in, where, thanks to the Internet,
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izuzetnog vremena u kome živimo,
u kome, zahvaljujući internetu,
u kome, zahvaljujući internetu,
11:32
it's easier than ever before
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lakše je nego ikada pre
11:34
for a stranger to share a story,
a worldview, a book
a worldview, a book
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da nepoznata osoba podeli priču,
pogled na svet, knjigu
pogled na svet, 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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sa nekim koga možda nikada neće sresti,
na drugoj strani planete.
na drugoj strani planete.
Nadam se da je to priča
koju ću čitati mnogo narednih godina
koju ću čitati mnogo narednih godina
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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And I hope many more people will join me.
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i nadam se da će mi se pridružiti
još mnogo ljudi.
još mnogo ljudi.
Ako bismo svi čitali šire,
bilo bi više podsticaja
bilo bi više podsticaja
11:49
If we all read more widely,
there'd be more incentive
there'd be more incentive
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for publishers to translate more books,
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za izdavače da prevedu više knjiga,
11:55
and we would all be richer for that.
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a time bismo svi bili bogatiji.
11:57
Thank you.
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Hvala vam.
11:58
(Applause)
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(Aplauz)
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