Translation on Tap in NYC, Nov. 1 – 15, 2015

It’s November again, which means it’s time for the New Literature from Europe Festival, which this year features two excellent-sounding translation events, listed below (or see the complete festival schedule here).

Saturday, Nov. 7:

New Literature from Europe Translation Slam, featuring translators Mary Ann Newman and Mara Faye Lethem (Catalan), Sophie Duvernoy and Ross Benjamin (German), and Katrine Ø. Jensen and Kerri Pierce (Danish) facing off with their translations of Jordi Puntí, Bernhard Aichner, and Naja Marie Aidt. Moderated by Michael Reynolds. Ticketed event, more information here. Nuyorican Poets Café, 236 E. 3rd St., 7:00 p.m.

Sunday, Nov. 8:

Women in Translation (New Literature From Europe Festival): PEN Translation Committee Co-Chair Margaret S. Carson will be joined by NLE authors Naja Marie Aidt, Josefine Klougart, and Bettina Suleiman along with Three Percent’s Chad Post for a discussion of the gender gap in both international publishing and literature in translation. Free event, more information here. Bowery Poetry, 308 Bowery, 3:30 p.m.

Also Sunday, Nov. 8:

Trafika Europe presents an evening of Slovenian Literature featuring translator Tess Lewis reading her translations of Slovenian-Austrian author Maja Haderlap, joined by Slovenian poets Aleš Šteger and Tone Škrjanec and hosted by Andrew Singer. More information here. Bowery Poetry Club, 308 Bowery, 8:30 p.m.

Thursday, Nov. 12:

Stories from the Translation Lab: the translator/author pairs who’ve been working together at Writers Omi at Ledig House as part of the 2015 Translation Lab program will take the stage to discuss their collaborations. Featuring Christina MacSweeney, Daniel Saldana Paris, Alice Guthrie, Rasha Abbas, Izidora Angel, Hristo Karatoyanov, Amaia Gabantxo, and Miren Agur Meabe. More information here. Center for the Humanities, CUNY Graduate Center, 365 5th Avenue, Room C204, 6:30 p.m.

 

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