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Transnational Literature Series
The Transnational Series focuses on stories of migration, the intersection of politics & literature, and works in translation.
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Select events have been filmed and can be watched in full at Forum Network’s Transnational Series page.
Contact
Transnational Series Director: Pierce Alquist, pierce@brooklinebooksmith.com
Upcoming Events
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 07:00PM ET
Viet Thanh Nguyen with Walter Mosley
Wednesday, April 07, 2021 - 07:00PM ET
Ilan Stavans with Regina Galasso
Past Events
Thursday, March 04, 2021 - 06:00PM ET
Daniel Saldaña París with Alejandro Zambra
Thursday, February 25, 2021 - 03:00PM ET
Afternoon of Poetry with Amit Majmudar, Karthika Naïr, and Arundhathi Subramaniam
Saturday, February 06, 2021 - 12:00PM ET
Maria Stepanova and Sasha Dugdale with Elif Batuman
Tuesday, January 26, 2021 - 06:00PM ET
Mariana Enriquez and Megan McDowell with Nina MacLaughlin
Wednesday, December 09, 2020 - 05:00PM ET
On Tove Jansson: A Conversation with Hernan Diaz, Lauren Groff, Natania Jansz, and Thomas Teal
Wednesday, November 11, 2020 - 05:00PM ET
Immigrant Writing in a Time of Crisis: A Conversation with Mona Kareem, Grace Talusan, Deepak Unnikrishnan, and Ilan Stavans
Tuesday, November 10, 2020 - 12:00PM ET
Priya Basil with Elissa Altman
Wednesday, October 28, 2020 - 07:00PM ET
Evening of Poetry with Éireann Lorsung, Valzhyna Mort, and Khaled Mattawa
Monday, October 26, 2020 - 07:00PM ET