WEDNESDAY, MAY 3

Talk: Andre Makine's translator, Geoffrey Strachan, gives a talk with readings (in French and English) from Makine's novels, 5.15 for 5.30 pm. Taylor Institution, University of Oxford, St Giles', Oxford, www.taylib.ox.ac.uk. Free, but book with liz.baird@taylib.ox.ac.uk

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