Icelandic Literature Center's Translators' Seminar Dedicated to Sjón

The seminar will take place at the end of April and this time the emphasis will be on translations of Sjón's works, and all participants have one thing in common: they have translated works by the author and poet from Icelandic into their native languages

14. March, 2025

The seminar will take place at the end of April and this time the emphasis will be on translations of Sjón's works, and all participants have one thing in common: they have translated works by the author and poet from Icelandic into their native languages

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Icelandic Literature Center's Translators' Seminar Dedicated to Sjón 
The Icelandic Literature Center is planning an international translators' seminar in Reykjavík. It will take place at the end of April and this time the emphasis will be on translations of Sjón's works, and all participants have one thing in common: they have translated works by the author and poet from Icelandic into their native languagesThe Center has held such conferences every other year since 2017 with participants from all over the world. 


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