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Markku Into and Soh Aono Interview

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In this joint interview, Finnish poet Markku Into and Japanese novelist Soh Aono discuss a variety of topics relating to their homelands. 

In: International Writing Program Archive | Fiction | Poetry

Authors: Into Markku , Soh Aono

Date Recorded: January 01, 1992

Program: --

Format: discussion

Contributors: IC Public Access, Iowa City Public Library

Topics: geographic isolation, Finland; Finland, demographics; economic disparity, Finland; labor movement; cultural perceptions, Japan;

Note: Clark Blaise interviews. Other names by which Sō is known include Aono, Satoshi; Aono, Soh

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