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Bc my father died in Budapest in 2020, I was not able to attend his funeral. We didn’t manage a memorial service in Chicago either. Two years later, I’ve figured out what I’m going to do instead, and you’re all part of it; please keep reading 🧵
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He was, among other things, a literary translator. Partly because of professional reading/reviewing/judging obligations, I’ve been reading very little in translation, which is a shame and also just not a healthy diet. So…
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So: starting this fall, I’m launching a personal but also public project that I’m calling Around the World in 80 Books. I’m going to circumnavigate the globe (kind of Amazing Race style) by reading one important book from as many countries as I can.
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