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AGHI in Translation w/Deep Vellum: Max Lawton (translation guest masterclass)

November 13 @ 1:30 pm - 3:30 pm

Light purple event flyer titled "Translating German: Masterclass with Max Lawton." The flyer describes Max Lawton as a writer, musician, and translator of Russian, German, and French. It lists his most recent translations, current projects, and authored novels. It notes that Max lives in Los Angeles and enjoys playing heavy metal and noise music. Event details: Thursday, November 13th, 1:30–4 PM, Mergenthaler 431. Includes Max Lawton's photo and an abstract purple illustration. Event programming is by the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute and hosted by the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures.

AGHI in Translation w/Deep Vellum: Max Lawton (translation masterclass).

Max Lawton is a writer, musician, and translator of Russian, German, and French. His most recent translations are of Michael Lentz’s Schattenfroh and Vladimir Sorokin’s The Sugar Kremlin and Blue Lard. He is currently working on translations of Antonio Moresco, Stefano D’Arrigo, Alberto Laiseca, Fyodor Dostoevsky, Eduard Limonov, and Louis-Ferdinand Céline. Max is the author of two novels, The Abode and Progress, as well as a collection of short stories, The World. He lives in Los Angeles, where, when he isn’t writing, he plays heavy metal and noise music.

Thurs, Nov. 13th
1:30 – 4 PM
Mergenthaler 431

Programming made possible by the Alexander Grass Humanities Institute
MLL | The Department of Modern Languages and Literatures

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Date:
November 13
Time:
1:30 pm - 3:30 pm
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