Presentation of Giorgio Agamben's essays at Yerevan Book Fest

On August 1, 2021 Yerevan Book Fest hosted the presentation of the Armenian edition of Giorgio Agamben’s three essays published by ARI Literature Foundation.

Translator Movses Der Kevorkian shared his experience of translating Agamben’s works. The event was moderated by Nazareth Karoyan, art critic, curator and translator. 

Der Kevorkian, who is an architect by profession explained his interest in translating as a means of recognizing the “architecture” of languages and as a tool to a more in-depth understanding of the contemporary thought.

 

You can watch some parts of the conversation between Movses Der Kevorkian and Nazareth Karoyan on the YouTube channel of ARI Literature Foundation.