On 13 February the Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize celebrates 20 years of awarding literary translation from contemporary Arabic novels and poetry into English at SOAS, University of London.

Do join us for a keynote lecture by Boyd Tonkin, who is renowned for his passionate interest in and encouragement of the translation of literature. He will reflect on the past quarter century of literary translation in a talk titled “Republic of letters or global bazaar: literary translation in the new millennium.”

Following the lecture, the 20th year Saif Ghobash Banipal Prize winner Marilyn Booth will discuss her winning translation “Honey Hunger” by Omani author Zahran Alqasmi with Chair of Judges Professor Tina Phillips.

The event will include bilingual readings from the novel, followed by a Q&A with all speakers, moderated by SOAS Professor Wen chin Ouyang.

The event is free to attend. Register for either in-person or online attendance by clicking on the appropriate button on this link;

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