Collective residencies / Olot
Catalan-German Tranlation
From Friday, 23 September 2022 to Friday, 30 September 2022
September 2022
ViceVersa is a program for international training of literary translators launched in 2010 by the German Translator Fund and the Robert Bosch Stiftung, and funded by the German Foreign Office. It enables the realization of bilingual translators' workshops with participants of a specific language pair, always including German.
Over 70 workshops in 30 different German-foreign language constellations have been funded with many international partners - a strong impetus for the international translator scene and an indispensable forum for the discussion and further development of quality standards in literary translation.
In partnership with Institut Ramon Llull, both institutions have worked together to offer the first workshop with German and Catalan. So, next September will take place in Residency FaberLlull Olot a Literary Translation Seminar for literary translators from German to Catalan and from Catalan to German. The multi-day workshops create an ideal discussion space for the intricacies of literary translation. Participants receive qualified feedback on their own work and establish working relationships with colleagues from the countries of the language from which they translate.
Beginning: September 23rd, in Olot
End: Semptember 30th, in Barcelona
The seminar will be attended by five translators from Catalan to German and five translators from German to Catalan. Participants of all literary genres, with experience in publishing.
The texts presented by the 10 participants will be discussed in groups during six working days in Olot. The program will also include thematic sessions related to various aspects of translation and the publishing world, and a final activity in collaboration with the Goethe Institut in Barcelona.
Organization and coordination of the workshop: Kirsten Brandt and Ramon Farrés.
The organizing institutions will cover the corresponding travel expenses of all participants, as well as accommodation and meals in half board (breakfast and dinner).
Residents
AN-MAGRITT AHN
Translator, PhD Researcher in Philosophy
CLAUDIA KALÁSZ
Translator
MICHAEL EBMEYER
Writer and translator
FRANK HENSELEIT
Editor and translator
BIRGIT KIRBERG
Translator
GUILLERMO ÁLVAREZ SELLÁN
Translator, university lecturer, PhD researcher
JOAN FERRARONS I LLAGOSTERA
Freelance translator and associate lecturer at UAB
RAÜL GARRIGASAIT
Writer and translator
LAURA OBRADORS NOGUERA
Translator, interperter and lecturer
LIDIA ÁLVAREZ GRIFOLL
Translator
KÀTIA PAGO CABANES
Professora d'alemany i traductora
RAMON FARRÉS PUNTÍ
Professor and translator
URSULA BACHHAUSEN
Literary Translator
KIRSTEN BRANDT
Literary Translator
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What residents are saying about us
Literary Translator
KIRSTEN BRANDT
Literary translation builds a bridge between two languages and cultures; at the same time, it usually is a lonesome job. That is why the „Deutscher Übersetzerfonds“ (DÜF), a German institution for the promotion of literary translation, ...
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Professor and translator
RAMON FARRÉS PUNTÍ
A MASTER'S DEGREE IN ONE WEEK The stay at Faber Llull has been a highly enriching experience: living a whole week in such a welcoming place sharing experiences with professional colleagues has given me all kinds of incentives both on a human and ...
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