Documentary about the Danish Murakami translator Mette Holm premiered at the IDFA festival (Amsterdam, 17 November 2017)

Nov 29, 2017 | Denmark, Netherlands

Tags: Denmark, NetherlandsThe director Nitesh Anjaan has made a documentary about Mette Holm, who has been translating the work of the Japanese author Haruki Murakami into Danish for many years: Dreaming Murakami. This glimpse into Holm’s life follows her on a trip to...

Lecture on literary translation and Nazism, protests against Neo-Nazi March in Gothenburg – International Translation Day 2017 in Sweden

Oct 22, 2017 | Sweden

Tags: SwedenFrom 28 September to 1 October 2017, Gothenburg Book Fair hosted ´Room for Translation´, a programme with talks on literary translation. International Translation Day (30 September) was celebrated with a panel discussion about ‘Strategies of...

I love this place! – International Translation Day 2017 in Warsaw

Oct 9, 2017 | Poland

Tags: PolandAs in previous years, EUNIC Warszawa, the European Commission Representation in Poland and the Polish Association of Literary Translators held a celebration in Warsaw on the occasion of International Translation Day. Throughout the day, thirteen classes...

Around the world in translation – International Translation Day 2107 in Basque Country

Oct 9, 2017 | Basque Country

Tags: Basque CountryFor International Translation Day, the Association of Translators, Correctors and Interpreters of the Basque Language (EIZIE) launched an initiative to get one sentence in Basque translated into as many languages as possible. The sentence was taken...

“Invisible Authors” Spanish Campaign – International Translation Day 2017 in Spain

Oct 8, 2017 | Spain

Tags: SpainThe Spanish Ministry of Culture and Education has launched the campaign “Autores invisibles” (“Invisible Authors”) to celebrate International Translation Day, and support translators and promote their visibility. This initiative is the result of the...