A Window to the World: Translating Catalan Literature into Other Languages
The Faculty of Translation and Interpreting will host a roundtable discussion on 18 November, bringing together four literary translators who will share their experiences in promoting Catalan literature internationally.
10/11/2026
The Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the Autonomous University of Barcelona (UAB) will host the roundtable discussion “A Window to the World: Translating Catalan Literature into Other Languages” on 18 November at 11 a.m. The event will take place in Room 004 of the Faculty and will bring together four literary translation professionals working with different languages to discuss the international reach of works originally written in Catalan.
The participants will be Irene van de Mheen, a translator into Dutch; Stefan Loibl, a translator into German; and Marialena Carr and Julia Sanches, both translators into English. The discussion will be moderated by Helena Borrell, from the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting and the Grup d’Estudi de la Traducció Catalana Contemporània (GETCC).
All four participants have extensive experience in literary translation. Irene van de Mheen has translated works by authors such as Eva Baltasar, Jordi Puntí and Martí Gironell. She is currently working on the Dutch translation of El preu de néixer, by Laura Gost. Meanwhile, Stefan Loibl, a political scientist and co-founder of the Berlin-based publishing house Edition Tranvía, is currently translating Els catalans als camps nazis, by Montserrat Roig, into German.
As for English translations, Marialena Carr has worked with authors such as Vicenç Altaió, Felícia Fuster and Mònica Batet, and is currently preparing an anthology of Felícia Fuster's poetry. Julia Sanches, a finalist for the International Booker Prize and winner of the PEN Translation Award, has translated works by authors such as Eva Baltasar, Montserrat Roig and Irene Pujadas. She is currently working on the English translation of La intrusa, by Irene Pujadas.
The event aims to highlight the role of translation as a tool for introducing Catalan literature to audiences beyond its linguistic and geographical borders. Through the experiences of the invited professionals, the discussion will offer an insight into the work of literary translators and their contribution to the international circulation of Catalan literary works.
The roundtable will take place at 11 a.m. in Room 004 of the Faculty of Translation and Interpreting at the UAB. The event is organised by the Faculty and supported by the collaborating organisations listed in the event programme.