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Culture

Esperanto has its own culture: music, literature, plays, etc. Here you can get a taste of it.

Music

Here are some popular groups. (Click on the picture to hear the songs from the CD.)

Literature

There are many books in Esperanto, both original and translated. Here are some covers:

"Even the first brochure about Esperanto had a poem in it. From the beginning, people saw how richly and beautifully they could express themselves in Esperanto; it's indeed a language in which you feel free. So, they started to use it as an art. This is how literature was born that was richer than that of many languages in the first century of their existence." (Claude Piron)