you know the tragedy the great tragedy of our times in our societies are people
of our times in our societies are people
of our times in our societies are people who can’t read people have minimal
who can’t read people have minimal
who can’t read people have minimal reading ability because they’re shut out
reading ability because they’re shut out
reading ability because they’re shut out there’s no doubt as to the importance of
there’s no doubt as to the importance of
there’s no doubt as to the importance of reading to society hi I’m Rebecca
reading to society hi I’m Rebecca
reading to society hi I’m Rebecca Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and
Brayton and welcome to watchmojo.com and today we’re speaking with prize-winning
today we’re speaking with prize-winning
today we’re speaking with prize-winning author Yann Martel about the connection
author Yann Martel about the connection
author Yann Martel about the connection between politics and reading we live in
between politics and reading we live in
between politics and reading we live in a literate society we live in a
a literate society we live in a
a literate society we live in a complicated society and we need tools to
complicated society and we need tools to
complicated society and we need tools to understand that and to me one of the key
understand that and to me one of the key
understand that and to me one of the key tools and understanding life is a book
tools and understanding life is a book
tools and understanding life is a book and it’s specifically not any book a
and it’s specifically not any book a
and it’s specifically not any book a literary book in other words a work of
literary book in other words a work of
literary book in other words a work of fiction whether it’s a novel or a play
fiction whether it’s a novel or a play
fiction whether it’s a novel or a play or a poem and I cannot see how you can
or a poem and I cannot see how you can
or a poem and I cannot see how you can be a thinking person who is head of a
be a thinking person who is head of a
be a thinking person who is head of a government without having access what
government without having access what
government without having access what fiction can can give you it makes you be
fiction can can give you it makes you be
fiction can can give you it makes you be someone else somewhere else during the
someone else somewhere else during the
someone else somewhere else during the duration of a book and that’s very very
duration of a book and that’s very very
duration of a book and that’s very very useful it’s a way of getting beyond your
useful it’s a way of getting beyond your
useful it’s a way of getting beyond your own the confines of your own narrow life
own the confines of your own narrow life
own the confines of your own narrow life how would you think this would affect
how would you think this would affect
how would you think this would affect the running of a country the overall
the running of a country the overall
the running of a country the overall effect over time tends to bring down
effect over time tends to bring down
effect over time tends to bring down blinkers tends to increase your
blinkers tends to increase your
blinkers tends to increase your tolerance so for example you read a book
tolerance so for example you read a book
tolerance so for example you read a book on the Holocaust you read primo Levy’s
on the Holocaust you read primo Levy’s
on the Holocaust you read primo Levy’s if this is a man it tends to increase
if this is a man it tends to increase
if this is a man it tends to increase your sympathy to the plight of Jews
your sympathy to the plight of Jews
your sympathy to the plight of Jews under the noun sees you read a book on
under the noun sees you read a book on
under the noun sees you read a book on slavery it tends to increase your
slavery it tends to increase your
slavery it tends to increase your sympathy for the you know the historical
sympathy for the you know the historical
sympathy for the you know the historical injustice done to african-americans well
injustice done to african-americans well
injustice done to african-americans well if you keep on reading year after year
if you keep on reading year after year
if you keep on reading year after year you become more tolerant you become more
you become more tolerant you become more
you become more tolerant you become more open you become more sympathetic anyone
open you become more sympathetic anyone
open you become more sympathetic anyone who choose to do that I think that will
who choose to do that I think that will
who choose to do that I think that will generally be the effect but of course it
generally be the effect but of course it
generally be the effect but of course it all depends on the personal will of the
all depends on the personal will of the
all depends on the personal will of the reader George Bush for example had this
reader George Bush for example had this
reader George Bush for example had this competition for a while with Karl Rove
competition for a while with Karl Rove
competition for a while with Karl Rove about reading so he definitely reads but
about reading so he definitely reads but
about reading so he definitely reads but I think he read with a certain band to
I think he read with a certain band to
I think he read with a certain band to confirm his vision tell us about the the
confirm his vision tell us about the the
confirm his vision tell us about the the premise of what is Stephen Harper
premise of what is Stephen Harper
premise of what is Stephen Harper reading we have a prime minister here in
reading we have a prime minister here in
reading we have a prime minister here in Canada who seemingly does not read books
Canada who seemingly does not read books
Canada who seemingly does not read books now that’s a
now that’s a
now that’s a and I’m making based on his actions on
and I’m making based on his actions on
and I’m making based on his actions on his persona on his policies and so I for
his persona on his policies and so I for
his persona on his policies and so I for the last two and a half years have been
the last two and a half years have been
the last two and a half years have been sending him a book every two weeks with
sending him a book every two weeks with
sending him a book every two weeks with a lecture talking about that book
a lecture talking about that book
a lecture talking about that book talking about the author the book and
talking about the author the book and
talking about the author the book and thoughts that that book led me to think
thoughts that that book led me to think
thoughts that that book led me to think hopefully try to establish a dialogue or
hopefully try to establish a dialogue or
hopefully try to establish a dialogue or at least make a point people have
at least make a point people have
at least make a point people have dismisses as you know what does it
dismisses as you know what does it
dismisses as you know what does it matter what he reads it’s a personal
matter what he reads it’s a personal
matter what he reads it’s a personal matter sort of like his religion is
matter sort of like his religion is
matter sort of like his religion is personal matter or sexuality something
personal matter or sexuality something
personal matter or sexuality something personal it’s not quite true that and
personal it’s not quite true that and
personal it’s not quite true that and everyone recognize that if you met a
everyone recognize that if you met a
everyone recognize that if you met a politician who said to you my favorite
politician who said to you my favorite
politician who said to you my favorite book is mine come you know the hair on
book is mine come you know the hair on
book is mine come you know the hair on your head would curl you know I or
your head would curl you know I or
your head would curl you know I or someone said you know my favorite is Das
someone said you know my favorite is Das
someone said you know my favorite is Das Kapital that would tell you sort of
Kapital that would tell you sort of
Kapital that would tell you sort of where that person would come from
where that person would come from
where that person would come from economically books do sort of determine
economically books do sort of determine
economically books do sort of determine the kind of mind someone has not
the kind of mind someone has not
the kind of mind someone has not necessarily but they do give you a hint
necessarily but they do give you a hint
necessarily but they do give you a hint what a recommended reading list be
what a recommended reading list be
what a recommended reading list be different for a liberal prime minister
different for a liberal prime minister
different for a liberal prime minister versus a conservative it’s not a
versus a conservative it’s not a
versus a conservative it’s not a question just sending books that you I
question just sending books that you I
question just sending books that you I like nor is it a question for readers of
like nor is it a question for readers of
like nor is it a question for readers of reading only books that they’re
reading only books that they’re
reading only books that they’re comfortable with the good thing about
comfortable with the good thing about
comfortable with the good thing about about you know going to school for
about you know going to school for
about you know going to school for example universe to your high school is
example universe to your high school is
example universe to your high school is you tend to read books that you wouldn’t
you tend to read books that you wouldn’t
you tend to read books that you wouldn’t have read on your own you wouldn’t
have read on your own you wouldn’t
have read on your own you wouldn’t picked up to me the key ages for books
picked up to me the key ages for books
picked up to me the key ages for books is when we’re young high school
is when we’re young high school
is when we’re young high school university that’s when we’re open and we
university that’s when we’re open and we
university that’s when we’re open and we tend these are last one book really form
tend these are last one book really form
tend these are last one book really form us and then when we retired the people
us and then when we retired the people
us and then when we retired the people that we miss especially with men is the
that we miss especially with men is the
that we miss especially with men is the middle-aged men and the problem is
middle-aged men and the problem is
middle-aged men and the problem is middle-aged men rule the world boys
middle-aged men rule the world boys
middle-aged men rule the world boys don’t read they become men who don’t
don’t read they become men who don’t
don’t read they become men who don’t read and they’re the ones we don’t know
read and they’re the ones we don’t know
read and they’re the ones we don’t know where they get their ideas reading a
where they get their ideas reading a
where they get their ideas reading a book is a way of dreaming if you don’t
book is a way of dreaming if you don’t
book is a way of dreaming if you don’t have dreams how do you maneuver reality
have dreams how do you maneuver reality
have dreams how do you maneuver reality where’d you get the ideas to change
where’d you get the ideas to change
where’d you get the ideas to change reality if not from dreams thank you
reality if not from dreams thank you
reality if not from dreams thank you very much my pleasure
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