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BKBF Bookend: PEN Translation Committee Presents “Banned But Translated”

Members of the PEN America Translation Committee read from translations of books that have been banned in other countries, to raise awareness about free expression and translation. Literary translators Alex Zucker, Allison Markin Powell, Chip Rossetti, Daniella Gitlin, and Jenny Wang Medina read from the works of authors Naawal El Saadawi (Egypt), Orhan Pamuk (Turkey), Yan Lianke (China), Magdy El Shafee (Egypt), Anna Politkovskaya (Russia), and Taslima Nasrin (Bangladesh)–translated, respectively, by Sherif Hetata, Maureen Freely, Carlos Rojas, Chip Rossetti, and Arch Tait. An open discussion will follow, and audience members are invited to bring banned texts that they would like to hear read.











When: Wed., Sep. 14, 2016 at 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Where: WORD
126 Franklin St.
718-383-0096
Price: Free
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Members of the PEN America Translation Committee read from translations of books that have been banned in other countries, to raise awareness about free expression and translation. Literary translators Alex Zucker, Allison Markin Powell, Chip Rossetti, Daniella Gitlin, and Jenny Wang Medina read from the works of authors Naawal El Saadawi (Egypt), Orhan Pamuk (Turkey), Yan Lianke (China), Magdy El Shafee (Egypt), Anna Politkovskaya (Russia), and Taslima Nasrin (Bangladesh)–translated, respectively, by Sherif Hetata, Maureen Freely, Carlos Rojas, Chip Rossetti, and Arch Tait. An open discussion will follow, and audience members are invited to bring banned texts that they would like to hear read.

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