32. From East to West and Back Again

Schedule

Fri May 15 2026 at 02:30 pm to 04:30 pm

UTC13:00

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Limelight, Aotea Centre | Auckland, AU

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All Tickets are Mobile Ticket Only. Mobile Tickets are like Print-at-Home tickets but instead of having to print off the tickets yourself, you can just show the barcode on your mobile phone. It is the easiest way to access tickets to your events. For more information visit Ticketmaster.co.nz/mobileticket Child Policy: Children aged under 1 will be permitted free. Provided they do not occupy a seat. Deepa Bhasthi is the first Indian translator to win the International Booker Prize for Banu Mushtaq's Heart Lamp. Korean author Bora Chung holds a PhD in Slavic literature and translates Russian and Polish work into Korean. Singapore-born literary translator Shanna Tan works from Korean, Chinese, Japanese and Thai, including Hwang Bo-reum's Welcome to the Hyunam-dong Bookshop. They're in conversation with Daniel Hahn about their careers

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