7 – 8pm, Thursday 16 May 2019
Foyles, 107 Charing Cross Road, London, WC2H 0DT
In
anticipation of the Man Booker International Prize winner announcement
on Tuesday 21st May, we are proud to welcome a panel of the shortlisted
translators for an evening of insight into the art of translation.
This year’s shortlist is:
Jokha Alharthi, translated by Marilyn Booth, Celestial Bodies (Sandstone Press)
Annie Ernaux, translated by Alison L. Strayer, The Years (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
Marion Poschmann, translated by Jen Calleja, The Pine Islands (Profile Books, Serpent’s Tail)
Olga Tokarczuk, translated by Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Drive Your Plow Over the Bones Of The Dead (Fitzcarraldo Editions)
Juan Gabriel Vásquez, translated by Anne McLean, The Shape of the Ruins (Quercus, MacLehose Press)
Alia Trabucco Zerán, translated by Sophie Hughes, The Remainder (And Other Stories)
Joining us for a discussion and
readings about their shortlisted works will be Marilyn Booth, Jen
Calleja, Antonia Lloyd-Jones, Anne McLean and Sophie Hughes. The event
will be chaired by journalist, editor and literary critic Ellah Wakatama
Allfrey, with readings from former Man Booker Prize judge Olivia
Williams.
The event will be followed by an audience Q&A and book signing.
This event is presented in partnership with Foyles and The Man Booker Prize International 2019
Tickets: £8 Standard /
£5 Student or Foyalty member*. When purchasing a Student or Foyalty
ticket, you’ll need to bring a valid in-date Student card or Foyalty
card with you.
Venue: Level 6, Foyles 107 Charing Cross Road
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RECOMMENDED READING
in the meantime, do read shortlisted author Olga Tokarczuk’s interview with PEN Transmissions editor Theodora Danek, and fellow shortlisted author Alia Trabucco Zerán (whose book The Remainder, translated by Sophie Hughes also received a PEN Translates grant) on recent changes in Spanish-language feminism.