In the recently released documentary Traduire by film maker Nurith Aviv, ten literary translators talk about translating Hebrew literature from different ages, ranging from midrash and medieval poetry to contemporary novels. The translators, all interviewed in their native languages, give a vivid account of their confrontation with Hebrew and the linguistic solutions they have to think of while translating texts into their mother tongues. →
Translators at the Salon du Livre, Paris
Two major events at the Salon du Livre in Paris (Porte de Versailles). At the opening of the Salon on 17 March, and organised by the Salon itself, a series of ‘Translation Encounters (http://www NULL.salondulivreparis NULL.com/site/FR/PRO/Les_Rencontres_de_la_traduction,I1730 NULL.htm)’ will be held: five debates will take place throughout the whole of the day, concerning the economic realities of literary translation, problems of training, the connections between the profession of translator and that of author, support for translation, etc. →
‘Traduire l’Europe’, event in Strasbourg (4-12 March)
For the third year in a row, the City and Urban Council of Strasbourg are preparing to host ‘Traduire l’Europe’ (4-12 March), a multi-organisational event foregrounding European literatures and their translators, but also public reading and the visual arts, all offered in multiple formats (exhibitions, round-table discussions, lectures, concerts, language workshops, film screenings, multilingual readings). →
‘Traduire en Méditerranée’, first conclusions : a public debate
A public debate about the first conclusions of the ‘Traduire en Méditerranée’ project will take place in Paris on 10 February, 2011. Please switch to the French version of this news for more information. →
Lowering of French VAT to 5% for digital books
After a long showdown with the Senate, the French government finally adopted an amendment to apply a reduced VAT rate of 5% on digital books, a rate already applied to printed books. ‘We will not return to this amendment adopted by way of the French cultural exception,’ added François Baroin, the Budget Minister. →