Miguel Sáenz on Translation

Miguel Sáenz

We welcome Miguel Sáenz, one of the most prestigious Spanish translators, for a talk on his experiences translating literary works from German into Spanish. Sáenz is a member of the Real Academia Española, of the Deutsche Akademie für Sprache und Dichtung, and he has received many prizes, including the Spanish National Prize for Translators.

Miguel Sáenz has worked as a translator for the United Nations and other relevant international institutions, and has translated into Spanish works by important Austrian and German authors such as Peter Handke, Thomas Bernhard, Bertolt Brecht, and Günter Grass.

The talk will take place on April 24 at 17:00 in the Salón de Actos of the Facultad de Profesorado (UAM).