Mo Yan's Translator in Conversation

Chicago - Jan 19, 2013

featuring Howard Goldblatt in conversation with Paola Iovene. View photos here.

Summary

The famous Seminary Co-Op Bookstore hosted an engaging conversation between Howard Goldblatt, a towering figure in contemporary Chinese translation perhaps best known as Mo Yan’s translator, and Paola Iovene, who teaches Chinese literature at the University of Chicago. Every seat was filled and the audience asked many questions about the challenges of translating the work of the Nobel Laureate and Chinese literature in general.