The second Tuesday of each month
Doors open at 12:00 noon; reading from 12:30-1:30 p.m.
In downtown San Francisco at 111 Minna Gallery
On the corner of Minna St. and 2nd St.
Main entrance on 2nd St., two blocks south of Market
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Tuesday, June 10, 2008
From the Page to the Stage: John Biguenet on Translation and the Theater
Biguenet is the author of The Torturer's Apprentice: Stories and the novel Oyster. His play Rising Water won the National New Plays Network Commission Award for 2006, the Big Easy Award for Best Original Play in 2008, and was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize. An O. Henry award winner and New York Times guest columnist, Biguenet was twice elected president of the American Literary Translators Association and has published two volumes on literary translation. Biguenet will speak about a range of topics including translating international theater and his play Rising Water which takes place on a rooftop in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina. Actors will also perform a scene from the play, which is now opening around the country.
Co-sponsored by Magic Theatre.
The Center for the Art of Translation thanks the Hotel Rex featuring Café Andrée for generously providing accommodations for the guest poets of Lit&Lunch.
Delicious box lunches from the A2/Rustico Café.
 Guests are strongly encouraged to pre-order lunch. Though lunch may be purchased the day of the event, pre-ordering ensures the availability of your desired meal and allows you to take advantage of shorter pre-order lines.
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Upcoming Readings:
June 10: From the Page to the Stage: John Biguenet on Translation and the Theater
Past:
February 12: African Literature in African Languages: Kenyan Author Ngugi wa Thiong’o
March 11: Cervantes to Márquez: Edith Grossman on Translating Spanish-Language Masterpieces
April 15: Legendary Poet as Translator: W.S. Merwin
May 13: Turkish Writing Today: Sidney Wade and Erdağ Göknar
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