Edinburgh made sense as city of lit, but I wonder if my Melbourne can offer more
than a fraction of -
http://www.cityofliterature.com/ecol.aspx?sec=3&pid=9
Coincidentally, I'm reading with immense enjoyment
Robert Crawford's
recent Penguin,
Scotland's Books.
along with Crawford & Imlah's rich
Penguin Book of Scottish Verse.
Ah well, Melbourne was chosen in 1835 as site for a village, so recent...
Citizen Max of Melbourne
Quoting Alison Croggon <[log in to unmask]>:
> It looked as if it was going to go through, and it has: Melbourne has
> been made the second UNESCO City of Literature, after Edinburgh.
>
> http://www.theage.com.au/national/melbourne-hooks-the-books-20080819-3y9b.html
>
> Not sure what I think about this, but it means the State Government is
> pouring money into literature. Or at least, into centres for
> literature....
>
> A
>
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