Book Launch: The Bankruptcy and World Literature in Translation

To celebrate its publication, this symposium will gather the translators and editor of the novel together with scholars in translation and literary studies to discuss the state of world literature today and the role played by translation in Brazil, Japan and beyond. 

The novel introduces readers to a turbulent period in Brazilian history seething with new ideas about democracy, women’s emancipation, and the role of religion in society. Originally published in 1901, its prescient critiques of financial capitalism and the patriarchal family remain relevant today.

This publication, a winner of the English PEN award, marks the first novel-length translation of Almeida’s writing into English, including an Introduction to the novel and a Translators’ Preface, and accompanies a general rediscovery of her extraordinary body of work in Brazil.

To register for the online event please visit: 

Zoom Symposium: https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_l8eWAsuxQumj3QNDdCVebg#/registration

26 Oct 2023 11:00 AM (London Time)  

For more information on the programme and presentations please visit:

Event page (English): https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/en/ai1ec_event/10387/
Event page (Japanese): https://www.tc.u-tokyo.ac.jp/ai1ec_event/10382/