On May 31 at 10 a.m., Alida Bremer and Hartmut Fähndrich will appear as part of the Solothurn Literature Days. In the little hall of the Solothurn youth hostel, the two will have a translation interview in which they tell of their work and their experiences. The event is moderated by Zarina Tadjibaeva. She unites many years of experience in the translation of literary works from the Mediterranean: Bremer translated from the Serbo -Croatian into German, Fähndrich specializes in Arabic literature. As the editor, they made other authors accessible to the reading audience in German.…

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On May 31 at 1 p.m. Hartmut Fähndrich will appear as part of the Solothurn Literary Days. In the little hall of the Solothurn youth hostel, there will be a more detailed insight into him, his work and his life. The event is moderated by Christina Caprez. From 1978 to 2014 the Fähndrich born in Tübingen taught Arabic language and cultural history at ETH Zurich, until 2010 he was editor of the series “Arabic Literature” (Lenos Verlag). His translations from Arabic were awarded multiple awards, around 2016 with the Swiss Special Prize…

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