Translation on Tap in NYC, Sept. 1 – 30, 2019

Can it be the summer’s over? Noooooooo! Obviously we’ll need some consolation. So voila, have some translation events. Not the same as the beach, but also pretty good… Here’s what’s on tap:

Sunday, Sept. 1 – Tuesday, Sept. 3

The run of Miracle of the Little Prince continues at Film Forum. (See the Aug. 2019 Translation on Tap listings for details). Ticketed event, various times.

Wednesday, Sept. 4:

An Evening of Poetry: Translators Ian Dreiblatt and Anna Fridlis join Queens Poet Laureate Maria Lisella for a reading and conversation. More information here. Book Culture Long Island City, 26-09 Jackson Ave., Queens, 6:30 p.m.

Monday, Sept. 16:

On Natalia Ginzburg: Translator Minna Proctor joins Vivian Gornick to discuss and read from Ginzburg’s novels The Dry Heart and Happiness, As Such. More information here. 192 Books, 192 10th Ave., 7:00 p.m.

Tuesday, Sept. 17:

Arthur Koestler’s Darkness at Noon: translators Philip Boehm and Michael Scammell present Boehm’s new translation of Koestler’s classic novel. More information here. McNally Jackson books – the new Seaport location! – 4 Fulton St., 7:00 p.m.

Wednesday, Sept. 18:

Four Way Books & Nightboat Books Reading: Translator Julia Guez is joined by Marwa Helal, Cyrée Jarelle Johnson, Fred Schmalz, and Maya Phillips. More information here. McNally Jackson Williamsburg, 76 N. 4th St., Brooklyn 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Sept. 22:

Brooklyn Book Festival! As of this writing, the festival’s schedule hasn’t been posted yet, so keep an eye on the website for a plethora of events (inevitably including a few translation-themed ones) on the main festival date, as well “Bookend” events held between Sept. 16 -23.

Thursday, Sept. 26:

The Book of Disappearance: Launch event for the novel by Ibtisam Azem also featuring the book’s translator, Sinan Antoon, and Molly Crabapple. More information here. McNally Jackson, 52 Prince St., 7:00 p.m.

Also Thursday, Sept. 26:

Homesick: Launch event for the translator memoir by Man Booker International Prize-winning Jennifer Croft, in conversation with Lauren Goldenberg. More information here. McNally Jackson Books – the new Seaport location! – 4 Fulton St., 7:00 p.m.

Friday, Sept. 27:

Translating Girlhood: Translator Karen Van Dyck is joined by writer/filmmaker Xiaolu Guo to celebrate the publication of Van Dyck’s translation of Margarita Liberaki’s Three Summers. More information here. Book Culture, 536 W. 112th St., 7:00 p.m.

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