Translation Duel!

Join us for a live translation duel! Two prize-winning translators do battle with their own distinct translations of the same text, revealing the fascinating choices and intense complexity that give us the best translated literature.

Their task: An extract from the winner of the Catalan’s equivalent of the Booker prize: Les nostres mares (Our Mothers) by Gemma Ruiz Palà, the 2025 Exeter City of Literature writer-in-residence.

Join Gemma Ruiz Palà, Peter Bush and James Thomas for an unforgettable evening in the stunning setting of the Devon and Exeter Institution, with Richard Mansell as chair, ensuring no blood is shed.

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