Translations build bridges with the Arab world,
concurs Turjuman Award Symposium at SIBF 2023
Five eminent Arab translators delve into the significance of translation,
its methodologies and the role of awards
Sharjah, November 03, 2023

“We are in desperate need of translations but finding funds is like finding a small fountain in a big desert,” observed Lucien Leitess, founder of Unionsverlag Publishing and winner of the 2023 Tarjuman Award for translation, at a symposium on the Turjuman Awards titled “Why translate?” at the ongoing Sharjah International Book Fair. Also in the panel were Lebanese academic Sobhi Al-Boustani, Italian translator Isabella Camera D’Afflitto, Spanish translator Luis Miguel Perez Cañada, and German translator Hartmut Fahndrich.
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