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Sep 17, 2015
Indonesian Author Eka Kurniawan at Green Apple Books on the Park

Considered by many to be the greatest among a new generation of Indonesian novelists, Eka Kurniawan will discuss his books Beauty is a Wound and Man Tiger with Center founder Olivia Sears and his translator Annie Tucker.

1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States1231 9th Ave, San Francisco, CA, United States

Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Jun 25, 2015|7:00pm
The Game for Real New York City Book Launch

Translators Ben Paloff and Alex Zucker discuss Paloff’s translation of Richard Weiner’s The Game for Real.

143 7th Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States143 7th Ave, Brooklyn, New York, NY, United States

Community Bookstore | 143 Seventh Avenue | Brooklyn, NY

Two Lines Press
May 29, 2015|7:30pm
The Game for Real Book Launch

We welcome author and translator Benjamin Paloff to Diesel Bookstore in Oakland, California to celebrate the publication of his translation of The Game for Real by Richard Weiner.

5433 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States5433 College Avenue, Oakland, CA, United States

Diesel, A Bookstore | 5433 College Avenue | Oakland, CA

Two Lines Press
May 29, 2015|1:00pm
Cave of the Spider Women at the San Francisco Silent Film Festival

A classic Chinese silent film screening at the 2015 San Francisco Silent Film Festival.

429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA, United States429 Castro St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Castro Theatre | 429 Castro Street | San Francisco, CA

Festivals
May 18, 2015|7:30pm
Author Mario Bellatín and Translator David Shook on Jacob the Mutant

Mexican author Mario Bellatín and translator/publisher David Shook discuss Jacob the Mutant.

1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
May 14, 2015|6:00pm
Two Voices Salon: Daniel Balderston on Argentine Author Silvina Ocampo

Translator Daniel Balderston discusses Silvina Ocampo’s Thus Were Their Faces.

582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
May 11, 2015|7:30pm
The Dream of My Return with Horacio Castellanos Moya and Translator Katherine Silver

Author Horacio Castellanos Moya and Translator Katherine Silver discuss his newest book.

3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3225 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Make Out Room | 3225 22nd Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Apr 13, 2015|7:30pm
Mexican Author Yuri Herrera in Conversation with Daniel Alarcón

They’ll discuss the translation of Herrera’s newest book, Signs of Life Preceding the End of the Universe.

1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francsico, CA

Fiction
Mar 11, 2015|8:30pm
Two Lines launch party

Join us to celebrate the release of Two Lines issues 21 and 22.

998 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States998 Valencia Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Viracocha | 998 Valencia Street | San Francisco, CA

Two Lines Press
Mar 9, 2015|6:00pm
Two Voices Salon: Translator Ann Goldstein and Publisher Michael Reynolds on Elena Ferrante

Join the translator and publisher of Elena Ferrante to discuss her books.

582 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market St, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Feb 17, 2015|6:00pm
Two Voices Salon: Karen Emmerich on Contemporary Greek Literature

We’ll host Karen Emmerich, the English-language’s pre-eminent Greek translator.

582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Jan 27, 2015|5:00pm
Catalan Literature and Tapas: Katherine Silver and Peter Bush Discuss Josep Pla

Translators Peter Bush and Katherine Silver discuss Catalan author Josep Pla’s The Gray Notebook.

44 Belden Place, San Francisco, CA, United States44 Belden Place, San Francisco, CA, United States

B44 Catalan Bistro | 44 Belden Place | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Jan 24, 2015|2:30pm
Screening of Language Matters Documentary

What do we lose when a language dies? What does it take to save a language?

Pier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United StatesPier 15, The Embarcadero, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Exploratorium | Pier 15 | San Francisco, CA

Dec 2, 2014|6:00pm
Two Voices Salon: Sean Cotter on Romanian Author Mircea Cărtărescu’s Blinding

Translator Sean Cotter will discuss his translation of one of Romania’s most celebrated authors.

582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Nov 5, 2014|7:00pm
Deconstructing Edouard Levé with translators Lorin Stein and Jan Steyn

Join Paris Review Editor Lorin Stein and Two Voices for an Evening of Literary Experimentation!

2948 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States2948 16th Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Lab | 2948 16th Street | San Francisco, CA

Oct 15, 2014|7:00pm
Dark and Stormy: A Night of Contemporary Swedish Poetry

Poet and translator Malena Mörling former U.S. Poet Laureate Robert Hass read contemporary Swedish poetry in translation.

1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States1231 9th Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

Green Apple Books on the Park | 1231 9th Avenue | San Francisco, CA

Poetry
Oct 9, 2014|6:00pm
Two Voices Salon: Hungarian Translator Ottilie Mulzet

On her translation of Laszlo Krasznahorkai’s Seiobo There Below.

582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Sep 24–25, 2014

Oakland | San Francisco

Two Lines Press
May 17, 2014
Translation Workshop with Denise Newman

Denise led a three-hour class, where students had the chance to both work on a translation and workshop it with their fellow students.

582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States582 Market Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Center for the Art of Translation | 582 Market Street, Suite 700 | San Francisco, CA

Workshop
Apr 18, 2014
An Evening with Amanda Michalopoulou

Two Lines Press hosted Greek sensation Amanda Michalopoulou and her talented translator Karen Emmerich for an intimate, alcohol-drenched reading from her latest novel, Why I Killed My Best Friend.

312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States312 Sutter Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Book Club of California | 312 Sutter Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction