Winter Readers’ Retreat

Note: This is a past event, additional resources may be available below.

Date

Feb 22 – 24 2017
12:00am

Location

Aspen, CO
Aspen Meadows Campus
Catto Room

Immerse yourself in translated literature for a 3-day Aspen retreat led by Alane Salierno Mason, vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton and president/founder of Words Without Borders. Readers will discuss selections from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan, Libya, and Cuba as originally presented in the Literature from the ‘Axis of Evil’ issues of Words without Borders, the award-winning online magazine for literature in translation. Conversation will range to broach issues of literary production and publication in other countries, differences between journalism and literature in exploring other parts of the world, and issues around literary translation generally.

Includes reading materials, 3 mornings of moderated discussion, and 3 lunches.

Admission Price: $375

Immerse yourself in translated literature for a 3-day Aspen retreat led by Alane Salierno Mason, vice president and senior editor at W.W. Norton and president/founder of Words Without Borders. Readers will discuss selections from Iran, Iraq, North Korea, Sudan, Libya, and Cuba as originally presented in the Literature from the ‘Axis of Evil’ issues of Words without Borders, the award-winning online magazine for literature in translation. Conversation will range to broach issues of literary production and publication in other countries, differences between journalism and literature in exploring other parts of the world, and issues around literary translation generally.

Includes reading materials, 3 mornings of moderated discussion, and 3 lunches.

Admission Price: $375

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