Jen Calleja & Annelise Finegan: Life in Translation

  • Fri 15 Aug 11:45 - 12:45
  • Venue NW
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  • £15.50 [£10.50]
  • In-person tickets go on sale at 10:00 on Saturday 21 June.
Jen Calleja & Annelise Finegan: Life in Translation

Calling all language lovers and word nerds for this conversation on the art of translation and life as a literary translator. International Booker nominated translators Jen Calleja (German-English) and Annelise Finegan (Chinese-English) will discuss the nuances of their craft, the realities of publishing, and individual works such as Finegan’s translation of Can Xue’s Love in the New Millennium and Calleja’s inventive new translation memoir Fair.

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