Literature Ireland is proud to present a conversation between literary translator, Tânia Ganho, and writer, Naoise Dolan.
6.00pm - 7.00pm, Wednesday 15 April 2026
Location: Trinity Centre for Literary and Cultural Translation, 36 Fenian St, Dublin, D02 CH22
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Widely regarded as one of the most important translators in contemporary Portuguese literature, Tânia Ganho is the translator of more than 150 books. Her authors include Irish writers such as Maggie O’Farrell and Colm Tóibín, and international writers such as Ali Smith, Annie Ernaux, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, Toni Morrison, Siri Hustvedt, Maya Angelou and Elizabeth Strout. She is currently the Literature Ireland/UCC Translator-in-Residence at the School of Languages, Literatures and Cultures at University College Cork, where she is working on a translation of Maggie O’Farrell’s upcoming novel, Land. Also a writer, her latest novel, Lobos (Wolves), was published by Dom Quixote in 2025.
Tânia will be joined in conversation by writer and critic Naoise Dolan. Together, they will discuss the power of translation, the importance of reading in other languages, and their shared fascination with the work of Colm Tóibín and Annie Ernaux.
This event is kindly supported by the Embassy of Portugal, Ireland.
Tânia Ganho was born in 1973 and for the past twenty-five years has devoted herself to writing and translating fiction. She has translated authors such as Alice Walker, Amor Towles, Annie Ernaux, Chimamanda Adichie, Elizabeth Strout, Hervé Le Tellier, Leïla Slimani, Maya Angelou, Siri Hustvedt, Toni Morrison, and Yukio Mishima, among many others. She is the author of several novels: A Mulher-Casa (Porto Editora, 2012), which was acclaimed by the press as an example of the new feminist writing in Portugal; Apneia (Casa das Letras/D. Quixote, 2020), semifinalist for Oceanos Prize and finalist for Bertrand Prize for Best Portuguese Novel, soon to be adapted for the screen by UKBAR Films; and Lobos (D. Quixote, 2025), which won a literary grant from the Ministry of Culture, and is also finalist for Bertrand Prize for Best Portuguese Novel and Best Lusophone Author. In 2024, Tânia Ganho published a memoir, O Meu Pai Voava, finalist for Bertrand Prize for Best Non-Fiction Book.
She has hosted several book clubs and is regularly invited to participate in literary festivals and lead literary workshops. She did volunteer work at the Caxias Prison for two years, running a reading and writing club, and is currently a volunteer at CRLI (Centro de Recuperação do Lobo Ibérico), a wolf sanctuary in Mafra.
Naoise Dolan was born in Dublin, Ireland. She writes fiction, essays, criticism and features for publications including the London Review of Books, the Guardian and Vogue. Naoise’s debut novel, Exciting Times, was published by W&N in 2020, and became a Sunday Times bestseller. She has been shortlisted and longlisted for several prizes, including the Women’s Prize for Fiction and the Dylan Thomas Prize. Naoise’s second novel, The Happy Couple, was published in 2023. Her third novel will be published by W&N in 2027.
Accessibility: Unfortunately, there is no wheelchair access to our building at 36 Fenian Street. Our events room is situated on the first floor and, in addition to an internal staircase, there are steps from the street to the front door.
Posted to Events on 8 Aug 2026.