Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Satu Hassi, MEP

Literature is there to improve our understanding of other cultures, says Ms Satu Hassi, Member of the European Parliament.

The Yakoubian Building by the Egyptian writer Alaa al-Aswani has,for many years, been the best selling book in the Arabic speaking world. It must therefore tell something that is very true and relevant to millions of people there, added Ms Hassi.