Our special guest at the October translation book club discussion was Antonia Lloyd-Jones, co-editor and translator of Warsaw Tales (OUP 2024). She is best-known for translating Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk. Hear highlights of Antonia’s presentation and illuminating comments from book club members.
A collection of stories and reportage, Warsaw Tales covers key moments in Warsaw’s history, from 1911 through WWII, the communist era, and its rebirth as Poland’s capital in 1989. Each story takes place in a distinct part of the city, serving as both a historical narrative and a unique guide to Warsaw’s changing landscape.
The BookBlast® Translation Book Club meets in person on the second Monday of each month, hosted by Georgia de Chamberet, at Hatchards, Piccadilly, to discuss works of fiction in translation published in the last ten years. Georgia and Hatchards’ booksellers, choose well-written, engaging storytelling to inspire reading for pleasure as well as illuminating cultures from around the world.
Other discussions from the 2024 Autumn season:
November 2024
Clara Reads Proust by Stéphane Carlier, translated by Polly Mackintosh
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December 2024
A Dictator Calls by Ismail Kadare, translated by John Hodgson
