How can new translations give Japanese classics a modern narrative tone? And how should classical haiku poems sound in the context of a post-war thriller? Translators Ursula GRÄFE and Karin BETZ offer insights into their working methods and will translate excerpts from Yukio MISHIMA’s “The Sailor Who Fell from Grace with the Sea“ and Seishi YOKOMIZO’s “Death on Gokumon Island“ together with you. Knowledge of Japanese is not required.
