Programme

The online versions of programmes are provisional and subject to change. Bristol Translates attendees should refer to the versions sent to them by email.

On the evening of Monday 7 July, you are invited to the keynote by Damion Searls, which is open to all:

Reading Like a Translator

Damion Searls, the translator of Jon Fosse and Patrick Modiano, Ariane Koch and Victoria Kielland, Rilke, Proust, Hesse, Jelinek, and many other modern classics will discuss the approach to translation he has laid out in his new book The Philosophy of Translation (2024), which has been praised as “vast, generous, charming, and profound” —Jennifer Croft; “open, honest, and, most of all, smart... Remarkable” —Percival Everett. Avoiding dead-end theoretical debates and using a range of concrete examples from his own work, he shows how to think of translation as a kind of reading, which yields fresh and convincing insights into what translation really is and what translators actually do.

The Keynote is open to the public, and not just those who have applied for Bristol Translates 2025. Register Here to attend