{"id":338,"date":"2011-11-15T11:02:01","date_gmt":"2011-11-15T03:02:01","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=338"},"modified":"2011-11-16T16:32:12","modified_gmt":"2011-11-16T08:32:12","slug":"chinese-week-at-norways-litteraturhuset","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=338","title":{"rendered":"Chinese Week at Norway’s Litteraturhuset"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"<\/a>As I mentioned yesterday, Xi Chuan flew from Hongkong to Norway, where he’s participating in Chinese Literature week at the House of Literature<\/a> along with Wang Hui \u6c6a\u6656, Murong Xuecun \u6155\u5bb9\u96ea\u6751, Ma Jian \u9a6c\u5efa, Leslie T. Chang, Rebecca Karl, Michael Dutton, Yiyun Li \u674e\u7fca\u96f2, Hong Ying \u8679\u5f71, Mian Mian \u68c9\u68c9, Xu Zechen \u5f90\u5219\u81e3, Han Song \u97e9\u677e, Lan Lan \u84dd\u84dd, Annie Baobei \u5b89\u59ae\u5b9d\u8d1d, Cheng Yong Xin \u7a0b\u6c38\u65b0, Zou Zou \u8d70\u8d70, and Paper Republic<\/a>‘s Eric Abrahamsen<\/a>. Click here <\/a>for the full schedule; the following is the list of events involving Xi Chuan (though I’m afraid one looks like it’s already in the past):<\/p>\n

MONDAY THE 14TH OF NOVEMBER<\/strong>
\n7.30pm: Putting a Modern Face on the Classics
\nDiscussion with Xi Chuan and Cheng Yongxin<\/strong>
\nTraces of this classic literature are also still to be found in today\u2019s contemporary Chinese literature. What is the relationship between the classics and today\u2019s writers, and do the latter use them in their own literature? Xi Chuan and Cheng Yongxin discuss their relationship to classic literature.
\nLanguage: Norwegian (with translation from Chinese)<\/em><\/p>\n

THURSDAY 17TH OF NOVEMBER<\/strong>
\n8pm: Chinese Contemporary Poetry
\nGlimpse of the World\u2019s Oldest Poetry Tradition<\/strong>
\nStage conversations with Lan Lan<\/strong> and Xi Chuan<\/strong>
\nFrom early times, poetry played a far greater role in China than it did in the West. Even under the Zhou dynasty, more than a thousand years before the Western Christian Era, important political statements were often phrased as verses of famous poems. What does contemporary poetry look like in a country with such a long poetic tradition? Harald B\u00f8ckman <\/strong>talk with two poets about their works and the current trends in modern Chinese poetry.
\nLanguage: Norwegian (with translation from Chinese)<\/em><\/p>\n

FRIDAY THE 18TH OF NOVEMBER<\/strong>
\n10am-2pm: From China to the World and Back: Seminar on translation<\/strong>
\nIntroduction by Anna\u00a0Gustafsson Chen<\/strong>, Eric Abrahamsen<\/strong>,\u00a0Xi Chuan<\/strong>, Harald B\u00f8ckman<\/strong>, Lars Devold <\/strong>and others
\nTranslating between Chinese and European languages can prove to be a difficult task when the written languages present such different linguistic structures. In Europe, Chinese literature is often translated from earlier English translations, a practice which can lead to mistakes and inaccuracies. What are the challenges one faces while translating and interpreting between Indo-European languages and Chinese? We meet up with translators who tell us about their work.
\nLanguage: English<\/em><\/p>\n

SATURDAY THE 19TH OF NOVEMBER<\/strong>
\n8pm: An Evening of Celebration!
\n<\/strong>Readings by Yiyun Li, Lan Lan, Murong Xuecun, Cheng Yongxin, Li Er, Xu Zechen, Mian Mian, Han Song and Xi Chuan
\nWelcome to our evening of celebration with eleven Chinese writers, book readings and a concert. We close this Chinese literature week at the House of Literature with literary and cultural experiences. Concert with Chinese folk musician Xiaogang Zeng <\/strong>and Rolf-Erik Nystr\u00f8m<\/strong>. Host: Anna Bache-Wiig <\/strong>
\nLanguage: Norwegian (with translation from Chinese)<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

As I mentioned yesterday, Xi Chuan flew from Hongkong to Norway, where he’s participating in Chinese Literature week at the House of Literature along with Wang Hui \u6c6a\u6656, Murong Xuecun \u6155\u5bb9\u96ea\u6751, Ma Jian \u9a6c\u5efa, Leslie T. 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