International House of Japan, Tokyo

Note: The same talk will be given at J. F. Oberlin, Machida Campus

 

What is translation, and what is a literary translation? After a half-century of translating, Professor Carpenter is still looking for answers to these and other questions; however, she will share with us her insights gleaned from various translations of authors, with particular emphasis on her recent translations of Minae Mizumura's works.

Date: Wednesday, May 13, 6:00-7:30 pm
Lecturer: Juliet W. Carpenter (Professor, Doshisha Women’s College of Liberal Arts)
Admission: Free (reservations required, seating: 200)
RSVP via: http://www.i-house.or.jp/eng/programs/publicprogram20150513/
Language: Japanese (without English interpretation)

Co-organized by the International House of Japan, Inter-University Center for Japanese Language Studies, and Nippon Foundation; for more information, please see the flyer.