https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0 Choose one of the cities that are part of the UNESCO's City of Literature programme and write a short text about the city and its relation with Literature. en-us 2021-11-16 01:49:21 UTC 2021-11-30 23:01:22 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet.net/icons/png/1f4d6.png melinamendes https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1892824368 Angoulême |  France
Baghdad |  Iraq
Barcelona |  Spain
Beirut |  Lebanon
Bucheon |  Korea Republic
Dublin |  Ireland
Dunedin |  New Zealand
Durban |  South Africa
Edinburgh |  United Kingdom
Exeter |  United Kingdom
Gothenburg |  Sweden
Granada |  Spain 
Heidelberg |  Germany
Iowa City |  United States
Jakarta |  Indonesia 
Kraków |  Poland
Kuhmo |  Finland
Lahore |  Pakistan
Leeuwarden |  Netherlands 
Lillehammer |  Norway 
Ljubljana |  Slovenia 
Lviv |  Ukraine 
Manchester |  United Kingdom 
Melbourne |  Australia
Milan |  Italy 
Montevideo |  Uruguay
Nanjing |  China
Norwich |  United Kingdom 
Nottingham |  United Kingdom
Óbidos |  Portugal 
Odesa |  Ukraine 
Prague |  Czech Republic
Reykjavík |  Iceland
Seattle |  United States 
Slemani |  Iraq 
Tartu |  Estonia 
Ulyanovsk |  Russia 
Utrecht |  Netherlands
Vilnius |  Lithuania 
Wonju |  South Korea 
Wrocław |  Poland ]]> 2021-11-16 01:59:21 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1892824368 https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1900340146 Milan is considered a city of literature because it is home to large publishing groups and a lot of independent companies, and many writers who have lived or have stayed there have described an unusually exciting city, dues to events and literature.]]> 2021-11-18 18:56:57 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1900340146 https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1900808938 Barcelona is considered a city of literature because it has four literary festivals and a strong publishing history dating back to medieval times. It has given birth to numerous great authors such as Manuel Montalbán, Alicia Giménez-Barlett, creator of the first Spanish detective novel, Eduardo Mendoza and others. It has more than 122 bookstores and a large network of public libraries, and annually celebrates the day of Sant Jordi, a day when it's traditional to give books and roses. ]]> 2021-11-19 00:24:18 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1900808938 https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1907036053 2021-11-22 21:32:36 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1907036053 https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1907163852 Milan is named "Creative City for Literature" by UNESCO. In many recent surveys, the city always appears as the leader of readers in the country, also being the seat of numerous publishers. Milan is considered a city of literature also because it is home to a lot of independent companies and to large publishing groups.]]> 2021-11-22 23:55:12 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1907163852 https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1921546275 Prague is a Czech city well known by it's historic places and beautyfull castles, with lot of medieval streets and a rich history that atract lots of tourists. Still very few people, including me before doing this research, know tha Prague was awarded with the tittle of City of Literature by UNESCO in 2014. And this tittle doesn't come without a reason. The Czech capital counts with lots of governamental institutions in charge of instigating culture, lots of libraries schools and places such as schools and cafés where there're aweys people reading.]]> 2021-11-30 23:01:22 UTC https://padlet.com/melinamendes/hpuqtxa4pfz9bgb0/wish/1921546275