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Due South - translation of four books to Polish
Start date: Sep 1, 2014, End date: Dec 31, 2015 PROJECT  FINISHED 

The aim of the Due South project is to create for Polish readers a clear view into Central and South European contemporary literature and underline the mental road in becoming an aware EU citizen. Project is devoted to promote literary and cultural heritage of four countries – all of which are located on south from Poland. Cultural heritage of Czech, Slovakia, Greece and Bulgaria is a common denominator for our project. Through the literature we want to show their history, a road to European Union and nowadays place. Inspiration to choose proposed countries was derived from each year’s Attitude to Others Nationalities Report performed by Polish Public Opinion Research Centre (CBOS). CBOS reports (attached in Annex A) shows that Poles attitude towards other nations is constantly meliorating: Czechs and Slovaks are the most liked nations in Poland. Towards Greeks and Bulgarians Poles are also sympathetic, nonetheless there is still much to be done. We see our mission as the idea that may help to break stereotypes on which these reports are based. That is why we show literature from these countries to give Polish reader an opportunity to verify their way of thinking as well as to see what each nation think about themselves. By showing each nation's cultural heritage we want to create a clear view into European contemporary literature for Polish readers. By understanding our cultural and historical heritage we can enrich our European identity and make it integrate us, as proposed by Melina Mercouri in 1985. This notion, still vivid and important, made us chose literature for the project meticulously. The line of chosen literature shows different aspects of European identity, its historical and cultural background, and what bothers nowadays each nation. This project is an invitation we would like to ask our readers – for a journey, due South.
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