Roundtable discussion on translating Georgian and Swedish literature

A roundtable discussion with translators of Georgian literature into Swedish and Swedish literature into Georgian was organized on March 7. Panel participants:

  • Dr. Manana Kock Kobaidze, Senior lecturer in Georgian, Malmö University, and also translator and writer
  • Dimitri Gogolashvili, based in Tbilisi and working as a translator in Swedish/Georgian
  • Tamara Tchikovani, based in Sweden and working as a translator in Swedish/Georgian, specializing on children’s literature and Astrid Lindgren
  • Kristian Carlsson, publisher (at publishing house Smockadoll) and writer, translator English/Swedish and also working on translations from Georgian into Swedish.

The discussion was moderted by Teresa Tomasevic, Malmö University