The Diversity Test

Lorraine Adams, Esther Allen, Alex Epstein, Norman Rush, moderated by Claire Messud, April 2010

Why were there only 8 women on the Modern Library’s 100 Best Novels of the Twentieth Century? Why is only 3% of the literature Americans read in translation?

Runs about 90 minutes, recorded live at WNYC.


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