INFO
November 16, 2023
7:00 PM
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8:00 PM
ARTos House, Agion Omologiton Avenue, Nicosia, Cyprus
LITERATURE
MEDIATING BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
MEDIATING BETWEEN TWO CULTURES
A look into the works by literary translator Theo Votsos
Thursday 16 November 2023, 7 p.m.
Discussion in Greek and German – Free admission
Theo (Theodoros) Votsos is a guest speaker at the conference of this year’s Limassol Book Fair.
Within the framework of the Weeks of the German Language, the Goethe-Institut Cyprus has invited Theo Votsos to Nicosia.
The event at ARTos House focuses on the translator Theo Votsos and his decades of work as a language mediator between Greek- and German-language literature.
The Cypriot author Constantia Soteriou, recently awarded with the national book prize for her latest novel, is talking with Theo Votsos about his favourite projects and the collaboration between authors and translators.
The translator will give insight into his work with the help of specific text examples.
Theo Votsos, born in Stuttgart in 1966 as the son of Greek migrant workers, works as a freelance translator of Greek and German literature.
He also works as a film and literature editor for various print and online media.
He studied political science, sociology and philosophy in Konstanz and Tübingen.
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