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£20.00 £20.00Explore contemporary writing and culture from Japan
With a new wave of Japanese fiction hitting UK bookshelves, join us to meet the best new writers alongside translators and contemporary artists at this annual event. Exploring gender, history, society and everything in between, this unmissable day of readings and talks features rising stars Sayaka Murata, author of Foyle Book of the Year Convenience Store Woman, Yu Miri, author of Ueno Park Station Exit, and Kyoko Nakajima, author of The Little House. Image: Kyoko Nakajima and Yu Miri Part of Japan Now 2019. Programmed by Modern Culture in partnership with the Japan Foundation and Sheffield University. Supported by Great Britain Sasakawa Foundation, the Japan Society and the National Centre for Writing. Part of Japan-UK Season of Culture 2019-20
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2019-02-23 2019-02-23 Europe/London Japan Now With a new wave of Japanese fiction hitting UK bookshelves, join us to meet the best new writers alongside translators and contemporary artists at this annual event. https://www.ianvisits.co.uk/calendar/2019/02/23/japan-now-191560 British Library,96 Euston Road, London,London,LondonLocation
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