Melbourne became a UNESCO City of Literature in August 2008, in recognition of a rich history of local literary culture and creative talent.

2008年8月，墨尔本因其悠久的文学历史及创造性的文学人才被评选为而联合国教科文组织文学名城。

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On a single day in August, two new sculptures showed up at the Edinburgh International Book festival, one at the Bookshop, the other at something called the UNESCO Edinburgh City of Literature.

8月份的某天，两个新的雕刻品同时出现在了爱丁堡国家图书展上。

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Both his parents taught Japanese literature, but he preferred reading second-hand pulp-fiction novels picked up in the port city of Kobe.

村上父母都是日本文学教授，但他本人却更喜欢阅读神户淘来的二手通俗小说。

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In 2004 Edinburgh was designated the world's first UNESCO City of Literature, celebrating Edinburgh's status as a literary capital.

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Abigail Carney, Chair of the Edinburgh UNESCO City of Literature Trust read two poems commissioned for the occasion: Through the Traffic of Tongues.

UNESCO: UK National Commission for UNESCO - Edinburgh celebrates tenth anniversary as a UNESCO City of Literature

Scotland is one of very few countries in the world to have two creative cities, Glasgow City of Music and Edinburgh City of Literature.

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