Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor Héctor Abad visits Community Bookstore in Brooklyn to discuss his novel The Farm with journalist and author Michael Greenberg. A Q&A and book signing will follow the discussion. Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up in Medellín, where he studied medicine, philosophy […]
Colombian novelist, essayist, journalist, and editor Héctor Abad will present his most recent novel, The Farm, and in appear in conversation with writer and professor Juan Martinez at the Instituto Cervantes of Chicago. A Q&A and book signing will follow the discussion. Héctor Abad is one of Colombia’s leading writers. Born in 1958, he grew up […]
Join us at the Lincoln Center for a screening of "The Other Munch" with filmmakers Emil and Joachim Trier, followed by a Q & A with Karl Ove Knausgaard. Karl Ove Knausgaard was born in Norway in 1968. His debut novel Out of the World won the Norwegian Critics Prize in 2004 and his A Time for Everything was […]
Karl Ove Knausgaard in conversation with Maggie Nelson at Murmrr Theatre at 7:00 p.m., organized by Community Bookstore. 17 Eastern Parkway Brooklyn Karl Ove Knausgaard was born in Norway in 1968. His debut novel Out of the World won the Norwegian Critics Prize in 2004 and his A Time for Everything was a finalist […]
Polish writer and translator Jacek Dehnel joins American translator Bill Johnston to discuss the epic in Polish literature, from the 19th century to contemporary works. Johnston will talk about his new translation of Adam Mickiewicz’s Pan Tadeusz or the Last Foray in Lithuania, widely regarded as the national epic poem of Poland and the larger Lithuanian region, first […]
Writer and professor Jonathan Brent is joined by translator Marian Schwartz to discuss her new translation of Leonid Yuzefovich's Horsemen of the Sands from the Russian. Marian Schwartz has translated over sixty volumes of Russian classic and contemporary fiction, history, biography, criticism, and fine art.
Join us at 192 Books for a celebration of Christos Ikonomou's Good Will Come From the Sea. Translator Karen Emmerich will discuss her deft translation of this burning, empathetic collection with Sophia Efthimiatou, Associate Director of the Onassis Foundation. Come for warm company, a rousing discussion of this unforgettable book and the craft of translation, and […]
We're having an auction! On May 30, come support Elsewhere Editions' efforts to publish extraordinary international children's lit. We'll have work from artists and illustrators including Moyra Davey, Emilie Clark, Chioma Ebinama, Mary Simpson, Mary Frank, Liana Finck, Alexander Chee, Nina Subin, Chuck Gonzales, and more! You can start the online bidding here and the […]
We are excited to invite you to a virtual conversation between Doug McIntyre and Philip Roughton, who will discuss his new translation of Halldór Laxness's Salka Valka. Hosted by Scandinavia House, the event will take place via Zoom on Tuesday, June 21 at 1PM EST. You can register for the event here. Salka Valka tells […]
