Foyles Bookshop

Events at Foyles Bookshop

• The Art of Translation

  Lecture

  14 Nov 2009 to 14 Nov 2009

  lation is an essential part of the literary market in a globalised world, opening the gates to foreign narratives in the luxury of our own language. But what are the challenges behind translation, and what ethical questions does it pose? Meet the UK’s leading figures in literary translation, Dr Stefan Tobler, Prof. Amanda Hopkinson and Prof. Peter Bush, as they discuss their roles in bringing Latin American and Hispanic literature to the UK.

   

• The Art of Translation: A Closer Look

  Lecture

  14 Nov 2009 to 14 Nov 2009

  Colombian author Juan Gabriel Vásquez and translator Anne McLean discuss their work on The Informers, shortlisted for the Independent Foreign Fiction Prize and one of the most successful Latin American novels to be published in the UK in recent years.

   

• The Atheist's Guide to Christmas

  Lecture

  17 Nov 2009 to 17 Nov 2009

  Derren Brown, David Baddiel, AC Grayling and Richard Dawkins explore the science and philosophy of Christmas and offer advice on everything from how to put up your Christmas lights to what to read in the festive period.

   

• Bookshop Barnies: Humphrey Hawksley, Democracy Kills

  Lecture

  19 Nov 2009 to 19 Nov 2009

  In Democracy Kills Humphrey Hawksley turns conventional wisdom on its head by asking whether devotion to democracy does more harm than good. The distinguished BBC foreign correspondent and author will be challenged on these views in the second of Foyles’ Bookshop Barnies.