To kick-off the event, translator Reiko Hidani will talk about the behind-the-scenes story of translating and publishing the book A Little Book about Blixen (https://www.hanmoto.com/bd/isbn/9784991229312), which is scheduled to be published in Japan at the end of 2024.
Following her intervention, author Sune de Souza Schmidt-Madsen will give a detailed introduction to the content of A Little Book about Blixen as well as the life and works of Karen Blixen/Isak Dinesen, including Out of Africa and Babette’s Feast, which are well-loved in Japan and other countries worldwide.
In the final part, the floor will be opened for questions from audience members.
*Consecutive interpreting from English to Japanese by Reiko Hidani; Q&A session between Japanese and Danish by Lise Schou

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