Self-translation will be a panel topic at the London Book Fair on Tuesday, 12th March 2024,13:15 - 14:00. The panel "Writing the Same Text Twice? Bilingual Poets and Self-translation" will take place at Literary Translation Centre, Panelists are:
- Astrid Alben (Dutch-English)
- Beatriz Chivite (Basque-Spanish)
- Iestyn Tyne (Welsh-English)
- Alexandra Büchler (chair)
Announcement:
Self-translation is a way forward for bilingual authors writing in less translated languages who want to reach a wider audience in a range of markets. It may also give them a chance to approach a text from another cultural and linguistic perspective, rethink and reshape it, producing an authoritative second language version or a second ‘original’. Poets bilingual in Basque, Dutch, English, Spanish and Welsh discuss the processes, challenges and rewards of having the capacity to write in two or more languages and translate one’s own work.
Self-translation is a way forward for bilingual authors writing in less translated languages who want to reach a wider audience in a range of markets. It may also give them a chance to approach a text from another cultural and linguistic perspective, rethink and reshape it, producing an authoritative second language version or a second ‘original’. Poets bilingual in Basque, Dutch, English, Spanish and Welsh discuss the processes, challenges and rewards of having the capacity to write in two or more languages and translate one’s own work.
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