From Réunion to Ireland: Gaëlle Bélem in Translation
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From Réunion to Ireland: Gaëlle Bélem in Translation

Interview, bilingual reading in French and English, and conversation with Réunionese author Gaëlle Bélem, book translators and publisher.

Date and time

Friday, October 18 · 12 - 1pm GMT+1

Location

UCD Humanities Institute Ireland

Belfield Dublin 4 Ireland

About this event

  • Event lasts 1 hour

Gaëlle Bélem’s There’s a Monster Behind the Door (published October 2024) is a picaresque, brutal, and mordantly funny tale of one little girl’s attempt to escape her sadistic parents’ reign of terror in Réunion in the 1980s. It is the first of two novels by the Réunionese author to be published by the Sligo-based Bullaun Press, the first Irish publisher to take literature in translation as its focus. 

In this event, Bélem will appear in conversation with her translators Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint-Loubert as well as publisher Bridget Farrell (Bullaun Press) to discuss the novel itself (originally published by Gallimard as Un monstre est là, derrière la porte, in 2020), the story of its translation, and how it came to be published in Ireland. 

The conversation will be chaired by Prof. Mary Gallagher (School of Languages, Cultures and Linguistics) and Dr. Tim Groenland (School of English, Drama and Film). 

Lunch and tea/coffee will be provided after the event.


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UCD Humanities Institute

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The institute promotes the international visibility and distinctiveness of interdisciplinary research in the humanities at UCD by acting as a laboratory for the study of culture and the human experience. It complements research undertaken within related UCD Schools and research institutes while concurrently providing a neutral space for the delivery of interdisciplinary or transdisciplinary research of key societal challenges. The institute acts as a driving force for knowledge creation and transfer within UCD and in the context of the humanities in Ireland and Europe.