November 2018
David Colmer in conversation with Ken Kalfus
Please join us for a discussion of An Untouched House, Willem Frederik Hermans' tight, furious novel of the Second World War, featuring translator David Colmer in conversation with Ken Kalfus. This event is free and open to the public. Friday, November 9, 6:00pm at the Penn Book Center, 130 S. 34th St., Philadelphia David Colmer is a writer and translator. He translates Dutch literature in a wide range of genres including literary fiction, nonfiction, children’s books, and poetry. He is a four-time winner of the David Reid…
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Hopscotch Translation Series: Modern Greek literature with Karen Emmerich & Jacob Moe
Please join us for PENN's 5th installment of their Hopscotch Translation Series, featuring KAREN EMMERICH, reading from her translation of Christos Ikonomou's Good Will Come From the Sea and JACOB MOE, reading from his translation of Maria Mitsora's On My Aunt's Shallow Grave White Roses Have Already Bloomed. A discussion between the authors will be moderated by MIKA TSEKOURA, Lecturer of Modern Greek at the Penn Language Center. Christos Ikonomou’s collection Good Will Come From the Sea is a dirge for the Greek economic crisis and the…
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