The Translated Book Club: Transparent City by Ondjaki

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The Translated Book Club promotes the reading of literature translated into English and recognizes and supports translators and their publishers. Each meeting is hosted by a UMass Amherst faculty member or graduate student and is designed for readers of diverse backgrounds with no specific language requirement other than English. Sponsored by the Gentzler Translation Center, the club is free and open to community members from high school students to retirees, with a maximum of 15 readers per meeting. Light refreshments will be provided during meetings.

Advanced sign-up is required. Copies of each book are available FOR FREE at Amherst Books while supplies last (one book per participant). The Gentzler Translation Center will confirm participation as soon as a club meeting reaches the maximum number of participants. All books are available for purchase at Amherst Books.

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October 6, 6-8pm: We Computers (Yale University Press, 2025); Host: Ilse Meiler, Comparative Literature Program November 10, 6-8pm: Transparent City (Biblioasis, 2018); Host: Emily Barber, Comparative Literature Program December 1, 6-8pm: Amanat: Women's Writing from Kazakhstan (Gaudy Boy, 2022); Host: Assemay Almazbekkyzy, English Department February 9, 2027, 6-8pm: Last Words from Montmartre (NYRB Classics, 2014); Host: Ruby Wang, English Department March 2, 2027, 6-8pm: Happening (Seven Stories Press, 2019); Host: Clara Mundy, English Department April 6, 2027, 6-8pm: When We Cease to Understand the World (NYRB, 2021); Host: Daniel Amaral, English Department May 4, 2027, 6-8pm: Via Ápia (FSG Originals, 2025); Host: Dr. Grace Holleran, Spanish and Portuguese Studies Program