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Sydney Writer's Festival (Australia)

  • Sydney Writer's Festival Walsh Bay Sydney Australia (map)

Carriageworks, Bay 17
245 Wilson Street
NSW 2015

Emily Wilson
Jennifer Byrne
Emily Wilson’s translation of {The Odyssey} breathes new life into the rousing tale of
shipwrecks, monsters and magic. Aside from being the first English translation of the
poem by a female, the text has been praised for a naturalness that brings the ancient
epic into the 21st century ... . Speaking to Jennifer Byrne, Emily elaborates on her approach to translating the second-oldest text in Western literature and why it remains so vital today.