About
In this literary conversation, Jeremy Tiang and Daniel Hahn will be discussing the challenges and joys of the art of translation. How do translators capture tone, rhythm, and cultural nuance while bringing new life to literature in another language? How do they find balance between the original work and something new? Through dialogue and shared experiences, the translators reveal the hidden artistry behind their work, offering audiences fresh insight into how stories transform as they travel. A must for readers, writers, and lovers of language alike.
Daniel Hahn is a writer, editor and translator. Recent books include If This Be Magic: The Unlikely Art of Shakespeare in Translation, and translations of fiction from Argentina, Mexico, Brazil, Peru and Guatemala.
Jeremy Tiang is a novelist, playwright and the translator of over thirty books from Chinese. He was awarded the Singapore Literature Prize for his novel State of Emergency and for his translation of Zhang Yueran’s Cocoon, and he won an Obie for his play Salesman之死.
