Sulzbach-Rosenberg: World of Languages – Experience the Art of Translation

Event: World of Languages. Translating Literature – Special Exhibition in Literaturarchiv Sulzbach-Rosenberg | Literaturhaus Oberpfalz, Rosenberger Straße 9, 92237 Sulzbach-Rosenberg on 7. October 2025

Date and Time

7. October 2025 09:00

Location

Literaturarchiv Sulzbach-Rosenberg | Literaturhaus Oberpfalz, Rosenberger Straße 9, 92237 Sulzbach-Rosenberg

Price

3,00

About this Event

Literature & ReadingsExhibitions & Museums

Mood

Relaxed

Venue Type

Inside

World of Languages – Experience Translation as an Art of the Present

At the Sulzbach-Rosenberg Literary Archive, the special exhibition 'World of Languages. Translating Literature' unfolds a literary experience that highlights the quiet precision work of translators. Visitors encounter a reading atmosphere without a podium: documents, listening stations, and exhibits coalesce into an author encounter with the voices behind the books.

Poetics of Translation: Meaning, Sound, Rhythm

How does an original become a new text? Curated spaces guide visitors through the workshop of translation – from manuscript to editing to publication. Semantic nuances, metrics, and idioms become tangible; language art reveals itself as a precise art of decision-making that shapes tone, tempo, and narrative perspective.

Archives of Contemporary Literature: Estates as Spaces of Knowledge

The exhibition includes the collections of the institution – the estates of outstanding translators as well as correspondence since 1945. It connects the literary field, research, and cultural transfer, showing how archives make literary quality visible and promote the discourse between work, market, and public.

Bridges Between Languages: Culture, Market, Debate

Which texts get translated, which markets decide, how do canons and relevance shift? The exhibition knowledgeably frames these questions and invites reflective reading – an intense yet relaxed literary experience for language lovers, students, and the literary scene.

Conclusion

Expect a sensory, analytically sharpened exhibition: hearing, reading, and seeing intertwine and open perspectives on language as art. Ideal for all who want to discover translation as a creative practice and understand contemporary literature up close.

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