Agenda

The foreign gaze:

Writing Here and There

What happens when we see ourselves as others see us? How does the place we are in influence the content of our writing and the way we write? What challenges do authors face when writing about a city, a country or in a language that is not their own? To discuss these questions, we will take as our starting point the literary map offered by the exhibition Lost & Found, organised by University College London, which explores London through the eyes of European writers, and Los Curiosos Impertinentes, the new book by William Chislett, about how three centuries of British travel writing have shaped Spain’s image abroad.

He will be joined by Marta Rebón, writer and literary translator who has won awards for her versions of Vasili Grossman's Life and Fate and Georgy Vladimov's The Faithful Ruslan and Uta Staiger, who has co-organised Lost & Found. A European Literary Map of London.

 

The debate will be moderated by Debbi Christophers, Cultural Attache at the UK Embassy, Madrid.

 

Event in Spanish - Normal Price: €9.00 (EUR) – But The British Embassy have provided 5 free tickets for Secret Kingdoms Customers – the 1st 5 requests to hello@thesecretkingdoms.net made before September 5th will get free tickets.

 

NB – TAKES PLACE AT Biblioteca Municipal Casa de la Lectura IN SEGOVIA – 13th Sept 11.30am