The Chinese Program at San Francisco State University invites you to
Farewells and Homecomings: An Afternoon with Celebrated Translator Howard Goldblatt 迎朋送友：與著名翻譯家葛浩文相聚
Howard Goldblatt is the preeminent translator of Chinese Literature of our time. Among the more than 50 Chinese-language authors he has translated are Mo Yan 莫言, the 2012 winner of the Nobel Prize in literature, Huang Chunming 黃春明, one of Taiwan’s most acclaimed nativist writers, and Pai Hsien-yung 白先勇, author of one of the first gay novels in Chinese. He is also a 2009 Guggenheim Fellow and Professor Emeritus of the University of Notre Dame.
Goldblatt’s journey into the realm of Chinese literature began at SF State where he obtained an MA in Chinese in 1971 and where he taught from 1974 until 1988. During this homecoming, Goldblatt will talk about his career as a translator, his friendships with Chinese writers, his time at SF State, and a farewell poem that has seen him through life’s most poignant moments.
DATE/TIME: Saturday, Sept. 28, 2 – 4 p.m.
LOCATION: SF State Campus, Humanities 133 (a campus map and driving instructions will be sent upon registration)
Admission is free but registration is required by Sept. 14. Seating is limited.
Click here to register:
https://renxt.sfsu.edu/site/Calendar?id=101321&view=Detail
If you have any questions please contact the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at MLL@sfsu.edu.
SF State welcomes persons with disabilities and will provide reasonable accommodations upon request. If you would like reasonable accommodations for this event, please contact the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at MLL@sfsu.edu so your request may be reviewed.
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