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Organized in collaboration with the Consulate General of Argentina in Chicago
Passionate Nomads follows Merlin the Magician and his ward, the fairy Rosaura dos Carballos, daughter of Morgan Le Fey, as they depart the Old World and set off on a journey through the modern Americas in search of the legendary Ranquel Indians. As they attempt to reconcile the past and the present, they encounter lost manuscripts and the ghosts of past adventurers.
In this presentation, María Rosa Lojo will read from her novel and reflect on the process of its translation into English. She will be joined by the translator, Brett Sanders, Jay Miskowiec, editor of Aliform Publishing, and Rosa Tezanos-Pinto (Indiana University—Purdue University Indianapolis). This translation has received a grant from Programa SUR, a translation support program of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, International Trade and Culture of Argentina.

Added by Instituto Cervantes on November 2, 2011