Description
Events British Library, London, 23 May: `The Poet and Suleika: a West-Eastern Dialogue in Poetry and Music' Hay-on-Wye Literary Festival, 24 May: `A New Divan: A lyrical dialogue between East & West' BRISMES, Leeds, 24 - 27 June: `Goethe's West-Eastern Divan200 years on' Bradford Literary Festival, 29 June: `From Hafiz to Goethe: a West-Eastern Dialogue in Poetry and Music' John Sandoe Books, 2 July: `A New Divan: Tyranny in Translation': with poets Mourid Barghouti and George Szirtes. Edinburgh International Book Festival, 14 and 15 August: `The Divan Sessions' (West-Eastern Divan readings at 2.15-3.15pm on Wednesday 14 August, and the New Divan readings at 6.00-7.30pm on Thursday 15 August)
About the Author
Dr Barbara Schwepcke is the founder of Gingko as well as the chair of its board of trustees. After receiving her doctorate from the London School of Economics she worked as a publisher for Prospect Magazine. In 2003 she founded Haus Publishing. Bill Swainson is a freelance editor and literary consultant. Since 1976 he has worked for leading literary publishers, including John Calder Publishers, Allison & Busby, Harvill Press and Bloomsbury, where he was Senior Commissioning Editor for fifteen years. In 2015 he was awarded an OBE for services to literary translation.
Reviews
https://www.ft.com/content/d49e3b78-86df-11e9-b861-54ee436f9768; 'a multilingual delight', Ruth Padel, Financial Times Weekend; https://www.thenational.ae/arts-culture/books/a-new-divan-how-german-writer-goethe-is-still-inspiring-writers-through-a-new-project-1.865626
Book Information
ISBN 9781909942288
Author Barbara Schwepcke
Format Hardback
Page Count 208
Imprint Gingko Library
Publisher GINGKO