Book ClubWe meet online once a month during Trinity's term time to discuss a piece of recently translated literature. New members are always welcome and may attend as and when it suits. Admission is free. The books are available at good bookshops and public libraries in Ireland. 'Silver' and 'Gold' Friends of the Centre receive an advance copy of our book club choices in the post each month: find out more about this here. We are now on our Summer break, and the book club will resume on Tuesday, 9 September 2025. Please see our book club choices for the 2025/26 academic year below: |
Tuesday 9 September 2025 6:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday 14 October 2025 6:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday 11 November 2025 6:30-7:30pm |
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There's No Turning Back by Alba de Céspedes, translated from the Italian by Ann Goldstein Book here |
There's a Monster Behind the Door by Gaëlle Bélem, translated from the French (Réunion) by Karen Fleetwood and Laëtitia Saint Loubert Book here |
The Rainbow by Yasunari Kawabata, translated from the Japanese by Hadyn Trowell Book here |
In Hilary Term 2026, we plan to read the following books - booking details will be posted nearer the time.
Tuesday 10 February 2026 6:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday 10 March 2026 6:30-7:30pm |
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Heart Lamp |
The Deserters |
Tuesday 14 April 2026 6:30-7:30pm |
Tuesday 12 May 2026 6:30-7:30pm |
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Not a River by Selva Almada, translated from the Spanish (Argentina) by Annie McDermott |
Forgottenness by Tanja Maljartschuk, translated from the Ukrainian by Zenia Tompkins |
You will find great writing from all over the world in the books discussed at our past bookclubs, see below:
2025 book club |
So far this year we have read: The Plains by Federico Falco |
2024 book club |
Crooked Plow by Itamar Vieira Junior |
2023
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First Person Singular by Haruki Murakami |
2022
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Winter in Sokcho by Elisa Shua Dusapin
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2021
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Family Lexicon by Natalia Ginzburg |
2020
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Black Moses by Alain Mabanckou *Watch a recording of our book club's interview with Alan Titley about his translation of The Dregs of the Day here |
2019
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Drive Your Plow over the Bones of the Dead by Olga Tokarczuk |
2018 |
Mirror, Shoulder, Signal by Dorthe Nors |
2017 |
A Horse Walks into a Bar by David Grossman |
2016 |
The Vegetarian by Han Kang translated from Korean by Deborah Smith Nightmare in Berlin by Hans Fallada translated from German by Allan Blunden Signs preceding the End of the World by Yuri Herrera translated from Spanish (Mexico) by Lisa Dillman |
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