

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Contemporary Translated Works Book Group
- **Event Start and End Date**: Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm – Wed, 17 Jun, 2026 at 01:00 pm (-08:00)
- **Event Description**: Explore the world through literature in translation.About this EventContemporary Translated Works Book Group runs in collaboration with Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum, a non-profit independent library in Seattle, WA. To learn more about Folio, click here!This book group meets hybrid and monthly, on-site at Mechanics' Institute &amp; on Zoom, to read and discuss contemporary works originally written in languages other than English or pertaining to the art of translation. By engaging with diverse voices and perspectives, members gain insight into different cultures, ideas, and storytelling traditions. Please come, even if you can only stay a little while.Contemporary Translated Works 2026 Schedule:January 21:  by Geetanjali Shree (India) 624 pgs. [translated by Daisy Rockwell]February 12:  by Jazmina Barrera (Mexico) 264 pgs. [translated by Christina MacSweeney]March 18:  by Elena Garro (Mexico) 260 pgs. [translated by Megan McDowell]April 15:  by Li Zi Shu (Malaysia) 360 pgs. [translated by YZ Chin]May 20:  by Jokha Alharthi (Oman) 243 pgs. [translated by Marilyn BoothJune 17:  by Mohamed Kheir (Egypt) 187 pgs. [translated by Robin Moger]This is a member-led book group. Please contact Kiran Kaur, Programs Coordinator for any questions (or to join this book groups' mailing list) at programs@milibrary.org or (415)-393-0103.
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- **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, storytelling
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## Event venue details

- **city**: San Francisco
- **state**: CA
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Mechanics' Institute
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- **full address**: Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Wed, 21 Jan, 2026 at 12:00 pm (-08:00)
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Mechanics' Institute, 57 Post Street, San Francisco, United States
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  - **A:** Mechanics' Institute
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
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