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Past Events

Sep 13, 2011
Center Open House with Special Guest Michael Henry Heim

Come see our new offices, meet and mingle with us, and hear lauded translator Michael Henry Heim! It’s all part of the first Two Voices event of the 2011-2012 season.

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
Oct 13, 2010|7:00pm
Some Kind of Beautiful Signal New York City Book Launch

With co-editors Natasha Wimmer and Jeffrey Yang.

85 East 4th Street, New York, NY, United States85 East 4th Street, New York, NY, United States

KGB Bar | 85 East 4th Street| New York, NY

Two Lines Press
Oct 5, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Writer and Translator Carolina de Robertis

On translating Chilean author Alejandro Zambra’s Bonsai.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Oct 3, 2010|3:00pm
Two Voices at Litquake: What Should I Read in Translation?

Local translators discuss books in translation to read now.

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

Variety Preview Room | 582 Market Street | San Francisco, CA

Festivals
Sep 25, 2010|7:30pm
1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, United States1644 Haight Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

The Booksmith | 1644 Haight Street| San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Jun 8, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: From a Suppressed Language to International Renown

Basque author Bernardo Atxaga reads from his recent works in translation.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
May 20, 2010|7:00pm
Poet Gary Snyder: West Coast Sensibility and Traditional Chinese Lyrics

Reading from his translations of the Tang hermit poet Han Shan.

200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Asian Art Museum | 200 Larkin Street| San Francisco, CA

Poetry
May 11, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Saving Immigrant Poetry from the Bulldozers

An exploration of San Francisco’s Chinese-American community and literature with Marlon Hom

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Poetry
Apr 13, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Israel’s Beautiful, Tormented Poet Dahlia Ravikovitch

With translators Chana Bloch and Chana Kronfeld.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Poetry
Mar 31, 2010|6:30pm
Spanish Translator Peter Bush and La Celestina

Reading from his new translation of a Spanish classic.

57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Mechanics Institute | 57 Post Street| San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Mar 20, 2010|1:30pm
Translation Workshop

Led by award-winning translator Marian Schwartz.

57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States57 Post Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Mechanics Institute Library | 57 Post Street | San Francisco, CA

Workshop
Mar 9, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: The Translator As Overachiever

On translating Nobel Prize winner J.M.G. LeClézio and Muriel Barbery’s bestselling The Elegance of the Hedgehog.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Feb 10, 2010|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Rediscovering a Forgotten Genius

Translator Susan Bernofsky on Swiss author Robert Walser.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Jan 19, 2010|7:00pm
Reading With Mexican Poet David Huerta, Translator Mark Schafer and Poetry Inside Out students

Noted Mexican poet David Huerta reads from his groundbreaking collection, Before Saying Any of the Great Words.

261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States261 Columbus Avenue, San Francisco, CA, United States

City Lights Books | 261 Columbus Avenue | San Francisco, CA

Poetry Inside Out
Dec 13, 2009|2:00pm
Burmese Author Khet Mar at the Asian Art Museum

In conjunction with “Emerald Cities: Arts of Siam and Burma” exhibition.

200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States200 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Asian Art Museum | 200 Larkin Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Nov 10, 2009|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Translator Breon Mitchell on German Author Günter Grass

On re-translating Grass’s masterpiece, The Tin Drum.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Nov 9, 2009|6:00pm
Wherever I Lie Is Your Bed Launch Party

Celebrate the release of the latest Two Lines anthology!

292 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA, United States292 Townsend Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

LIMN Gallery | 292 Townsend Street | San Francisco, CA

Two Lines Press
Oct 7, 2009|7:00pm
Translator Natasha Wimmer in Conversation with Author Daniel Alarcón on Bolaño

Talking Roberto Bolaño and Latin American literature.

3394 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA, United States3394 22nd Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

Lone Palm Bar | 3394 22nd Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Oct 6, 2009|12:30pm
Lit&Lunch: Translating a Latin American Literary Superstar

On translating Chilean author Roberto Bolaño.

111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States111 Minna Gallery, Minna Street, San Francisco, CA, United States

111 Minna Gallery | 111 Minna Street | San Francisco, CA

Fiction
Feb 26, 2026|6:30pm
Translating Kim Hyesoon: Cindy Juyoung Ok and Jack Saebyok Jung with R. O. Kwon

Local Economy in Oakland welcomes Cindy Juyoung Ok and Jack Saebyok Jung for a reading of their translations of the Korean poet Kim Hyesoon, followed by a conversation with R. O. Kwon.

Local Economy, 6028 College Avenue, Oakland, CA
Poetry