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Tokyo Litearture Festival (Japan Times)

A new chapter: After a successful event in 2014 with a diverse range of speakers, including Junot Diaz (right) and Aleksandar Hemon (left), the Tokyo International Literary Festival was forced to take a one-year hiatus. Helmed by a new team, the festival will return in 2016 with a strong lineup of speakers. | COURTESY OF THE TOKYO INTERNATIONAL LITERARY FESTIVAL
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on February 29, 2016
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Matteo de Belatomicci - trns. from the 1657 folio - Bologna


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