Ning Ken: Tibetan Sky – In Conversation with Angus Phillips
Join acclaimed novelist Ning Ken, translator Thomas Moran and Angus Phillips for a discussion of Tibetan Sky, exploring Chinese literature, translation and stories across cultures.
Join acclaimed Chinese novelist Ning Ken, translator Thomas Moran, and Angus Phillips, Director of the Oxford International Centre for Publishing at Oxford Brookes University, for a conversation about Tibetan Sky (《天·藏》), contemporary Chinese literature, translation and publishing.
Set against the dramatic landscape of Tibet, Tibetan Sky explores cultural identity, philosophy, spirituality and human relationships. The discussion will look at the inspiration behind the novel, Ning Ken’s literary approach, and the process of bringing the book to English-language readers.
As translator of Tibetan Sky, Thomas Moran will also reflect on the challenges and choices involved in translating the novel, including its distinctive language, cultural references and narrative style. Together, Ning Ken, Thomas Moran and Angus Phillips will explore the relationship between author, translator and publisher, and the wider journey of contemporary Chinese fiction across languages and cultures.
There will be an opportunity for audience questions following the conversation.
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Chakrabarti Lecture Theatre (JHB 208), John Henry Brookes Building, Headington