On Wednesday the 4th of February authors Arjan Visser and Dimitri Verhulst will read at the Literaturhaus Lettrétage in Berlin. Afterwards, critic and journalist Maike Albath will host a discussion with both authors.
The event takes place one day after the ceremony of the Else Otten Übersetzerpreis. This prize is awarded to Bettina Back and Rainer Kersten. Bach receives the award for her translation of Arjan Visser’s Hotel Linda (Der blaue Vogel kehrt zurück) and Rainer Kersten is given the award for his translation of De laatkomer (Der Bibliothekar, der lieber dement war als zu Hause bei seiner Frau) by Dimitri Verhulst.
See also:
- More information about Arjan Visser in our Authors database.
- More information about Dimitri Verhulst in our Authors database.
- German press release on the Else Otten Übersetzerpreis
- website of the Literaturhaus Lettrétage
Photo: Arjan Visser door Mark Kohn