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The Sebald Lecture is given annually on an aspect of literature in translation. Originally called the St. Jerome Lecture, it is now named after W.G. Sebald, who set up the BCLT in 1989. It is presented by the British Centre for Literary Translation in partnership with The British Library in London.
Sebald, also known as 'Max', was a German writer who chose to reside in the UK and continued to write in German. His notable works include The Rings of Saturn, Austerlitz, and On the Natural History of Destruction, which cemented his position as a prominent 20th-century writer.
Find out more about Sebald and BCLT in chapter 6 of W.G. Sebald in Context, written by Duncan Large and edited by Uwe Schütte
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The BCLT Library offers a collection of W. G. Sebald’s works in multiple languages.
Visit the BCLT Library on Tuesdays, 10am — 4pm. Find us in the Lakshmi Holmström Room, AHB 1.19, on the first floor of the Arts and Humanities building. Email bclt@uea.ac.uk for more information.