Author Archives: thebridgeseries

On North African literature: Pierre Joris & André Naffis-Sahely “From where do the vintage bottles come? Certainly not from heaven, but from a long practice by the ONCV (Office National de Commercialisation des Produits Vitivinicoles), but, well, you’re nothing but an idealistic … Continue reading →

On Sakutarō Hagiwara: Hiroaki Sato, Eliot Weinberger, and Forrest Gander                           I was originally a crow of nihility on that high roof of winter solstice I’ll open my mouth … Continue reading →

On Patrick Modiano: Mark Polizzotti, David Godine, Sam Sacks  discuss translating the recent Nobel laureate’s work, independent publishing, and how to review translations Tuesday, February 17, 7PM @Albertine 972 Fifth Avenue (btwn 78 & 79th St) livestreaming here! http://new.livestream.com/frenchembassy/events/3783678 Mark Polizzotti is … Continue reading →

Samantha Schnee & Carmen Boullosa   discussing Latin American literature in translation and reading from their new novel TEXAS (Deep Vellum 2014) Wednesday, October 29, 8PM McNally Jackson  52 Prince Street, NYC, 10012 *revised event program; Gregory Rabassa will not be presenting … Continue reading →

The Bridge Series & PEN American Center Translation Committee launch their new partnership and invite you to join us at the Brooklyn Book Festival with three prominent translators of science fiction Ross Benjamin (German) Terry Gallagher (Japanese) Michael Kandel (Polish) … Continue reading →

Poets|Translators Rika Lesser & Denise Newman will read and discuss their work Thursday, June 19, 8 PM please note the slightly different time: 8 PM McNally Jackson Books 52 Prince Street, New York City 10012 This is the second in a series … Continue reading →

Translators from Hebrew Jessica Cohen translator of David Grossman’s new book Falling Out of Time & Evan Fallenberg translator of Meir Shalev’s My Russian Grandmother and Her American Vacuum Cleaner read and discuss their work Thursday, May 1, 7 PM McNally … Continue reading →

Poets|Translators Cole Swensen & Kit Schluter will read and discuss their work Sunday, February 9, 7PM McNally Jackson Books 52 Prince Street, New York City 10012 This is the first in a series of readings featuring translators who are poets … Continue reading →