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IndoLit Club Sydney: Translation Forum

Book Chronicles / Event





In this article:
Above the Day Below the Night
Cigarette Girl
Mirah of Banda
Saman: A Novel
The Rape of Sukreni
The Turning Wheel
Threads of Dignity


Written by Lisa Hill, originally published in ANZ LitLovers

Jul 21, 2022

I am hopelessly behind with reviews and everything else, but the opportunity came up to attend a translation forum this morning so I jettisoned #SituationNormal… The IndoLit Club Sydney is an online book group which meets with Zoom, and (thanks to Twitter) I was able to attend their forum on translation. The session was moderated by Kestity Pringgoharjono from the IndoLit Club. (See their Facebook page). As one of the participants mentioned, the panel consisted of an older generation of translators, and this session was an opportunity to mentor younger people wanting to make a career in translating Indonesian.

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