Literary translation event in London, 26 July

'Literary translation' event at Waterstone's, Hampstead:

Amanda Hopkinson, Director of the British Centre for Literary Translation, will chair a discussion for the general reader about literary translation, between:

Robert Chandler
Translator of Pushkin, Leskov, Vasily Grossman, Andrey Platonov, and of Sappho and Apollinaire. Special commendation for his translation of Hamid Ismailov’s novel, The Railway (2007 Rossica Translation Prize).

and

Daniel Hahn
Winner of the Independent Foreign fiction Prize 2007, for his translation of Jose Eduardo Agualusa's The Book of Chameleons.

THURSDAY 26TH JULY AT 7PM
Tickets £3, available in person or on 7794 1098
Waterstone's
68-69 Hampstead High St.
London NW3 1QP