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Herta Müller translated Liu Xia’s poems

By 诗东西 Poetry East West / April 28, 2016 / From Europe / Leave a comment

Herta Müller received author’s copies of Empty Chairs-Selected Poems by Liu Xia from Graywolf Press and translated six poems based on the English translation, per LYW. Herta Müller read her translation of Liu Xia’s poems on March 8, 2016 at ZKM. Photo copyright ZKM.