Junko Takekawa’s Recommended Japanese Books – Cheltenham Literature Festival 2022 Our Senior Arts Programme Officer joined one of the events with Daniel Hahn as part of the Cheltenham Literature Festival on 16 October where she introduced her selection of recommendations. Find the list attached: ...
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