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aller↔retour ǀ festival of translation and literature

aller↔retour ǀ festival of translation and literature

On March 6th 2021, the aller↔retour festival of translation and literature will be broadcast live from the Nouveau Monde cultural centre in Fribourg. The festival, dedicated to translation as an activity straddling artistic expression and practical craft […]

Translation is in the air

Translation is in the air

A “playful antivirus” made of words that cross borders and fly all around the world to enter the homes of boys and girls. The children’s rhyme about the coronavirusIs There Something in the Air?(Che cos’è che in aria vola?), written by Roberto Piumini, one of Italy’s most beloved children’s authors, will soon be available in about thirty languages thanks to the many translators who volunteered their efforts.

75 years of translation celebrated in Denmark

75 years of translation celebrated in Denmark

The Danish Translators’ Association (DOF) was founded in 1944 and thus celebrated 75 years of existence in 2019. To mark the occasion, and not least to pay homage to the members and their contribution to the Danish literary landscape […]

Awarding of the Bastian Prize 2020 for translated literature into Norwegian

Translation Meetings in Poland

This year, several talks about translation were offered through the New Translators program. Under the motto “Translation, bridge between cultures”, three events were organised by EIZIE in conjunction with the Etxepare Basque Institute for the specific purpose of speaking about the importance of translation in Basque literature (and culture). […]