Thursday 4 December 2008

Our 'City' books Gatepost last week got us thinking more about world literature, and how much certain pieces of writing set in a single country really bring those nations alive. Here at Canongate we’re proud to publish books set all around the world, written by authors from all around the world. With that in mind we’re launching the Meet At The Gate Literature World Tour, providing you with a credit-crunch-busting round the world trip which you can embark on from your armchair.

The rules:

• Like a real-life round the world ticket, the LWT only travels one way. We are bound eastward!
• Every Gatepost on the LWT (except this one) will comprise reviews of books set primarily in one country.
• Anyone can join in - the last line of every review will list the next stop on the LWT.
• All you need to do is submit your review, and all selected reviews will be published in the relevant month of the LWT.
• You can review books in translation or in their original language, but please make sure that the primary language of your review is English.
• The LWT will go around the world with no regard for air sickness - we plan on circumventing the globe many, many times.
• Use the LWT topic and sub-topics to browse all the reviews.
  

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Our itinerary:

• January 2009: Scotland
• February 2009: Scandinavia, comprising the countries Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden
• March 2009: Russia 
• April 2009: China 
• May 2009: Japan 
• June 2009: Australia 
• July 2009: North America 
• August 2009: South/Central America and the Caribbean

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See other Gateposts in: LWT , LWT - Australia , LWT - China , LWT - Japan , LWT - North America , LWT - Russia , LWT - Scandinavia , LWT - Scotland , LWT - South/Central America and the Caribbean