An EU initiative to connect booklovers and publishing professionals in Europe and Japan through contemporary literature.

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narrating eu:rope is a project launched by the Delegation of the European Union to Japan, which aims to increase interest and awareness in contemporary European literature in Japan and strengthen the ties between the literary scenes in Japan and Europe. Through a broad range of activities targeted to literature professionals as well as general readers, the project introduces outstanding works and practitioners of European and Japanese literature and connects literary trends in Japan and Europe.

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