Events

Jeffrey Thomas Leong will read from his books Wild Geese Sorrow: The Chinese Wall Inscriptions at Angel Island and Writ and present new translations of poems written by Chinese immigrant detainees one hundred years ago that tell of their incarceration experience

Dive into the rich tapestry of global literature with this inaugural meeting of our Contemporary Translated Works book group, presented in partnership with the Mechanics’ Institute, featuring Jeremy Tiang discussing their translation of Beijing Sprawl by Xu Zechen.

City Lights, Fern Books, Villa Albertine, and the Center for the Art of Translation host Jakuta Alikavazovic to celebrate the publication of Like a Sky Inside, translated by Daniel Levin Becker.

Getanjali Shree and Daisy Rockwell discuss Tomb of Sand, the first work originally written in a South Asian language to win the International Booker Prize.