“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an obscure novel is largely composed of people who read a lot. That means the least popular… — The Economist Copy Share Image
“Books educate people and educated people ask awkward questions of those who govern them. The educated, in short, are considered ungovernable. Better to keep… — The Economist Copy Share Image
“A lot of the people who read a bestselling novel, for example, do not read much other fiction. By contrast, the audience for an… — The Economist Copy Share Image
“But that is the strange thing about the future. Nothing ages faster than yesterday’s dreams of tomorrow.” — The Economist Copy Share Image
“An oft-quoted statistic from the [United Nations] reports is that the amount of literature translated into Spanish in a single year exceeds the entire… — The Economist Copy Share Image
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“For now, tribal instincts backed by institutional machinery, still prop up the old split'.” — The Economist Copy Share Image