Book translation has a role to play in bringing people together

Managing Director and co-founder of The Select Centre William Phuans use of the space at Bras Basah Complex was in partnership with Mrs Santha Bhaskar, artistic director of Bhaskars Art Academy. Photo: Straits Times/ANN

Translated literature has gained popularity overseas in recent years, but locally (in Singapore), such works have yet to catch on.

This year’s prestigious Man Booker International Prize was awarded to South Korean writer Han Kang’s The Vegetarian, a surreal tale about a woman who becomes a vegetarian, and the impact of the decision on her family and society.