“Because to translate a book is to live with it, and within it, constantly; to inhabit its images, rhythm, its (a)tonalities, its intricate hurts and grievances, its cultural knots that keep you awake at night, wishing for a sword in place of a dictionary.”
We are so excited to welcome translator Mima Simić for a conversation on Every Time We Say Goodbye (V&Q Books), her ongoing collaboration with Ivana Sajko, placelessness and translation, and writing and translating from the margins.
Mima Simić is a writer, translator, film critic, and political activist. She has translated two of Sajko’s novels (Love Novel and Every Time We Say Goodbye), and is currently working on a third, all out with V&Q Books.
Join us on August 6th, at Tills Bookshop (1, Hope Park Crescent, EH8 9NA).
The event starts at 7pm, doors open at 6.45pm.
Tickets are £5 and redeemable against the cost of the book(s) on the night of the event.