Writing at the Borders of Memory: Translating War in Europe

Join us for an in-depth discussion with author Zoltán Danyi and his Northern Irish translator Owen Good Join us for an in-depth discussion with author Zoltán Danyi and his Northern Irish translator Owen Good on the occasion of the launch of the first English-language translation (from Hungarian) of Danyi's prize-winning first novel: The Carcass Remover. Published by Bullaun Press, Ireland's first press dedicated to literature in translation. They join author Sean O'Reilly in conversation. While this event is free, by making one of your tickets a 'Supporter's Ticket' you will be making a valuable contribution towards keeping future events accessible and towards the sustainable growth of Dublin Book Festival. Please note we may be capturing candid imagery at this event for use on our social media and website. Zoltán Danyi was born in Senta (Serbia) in 1972. He is the author of a short story collection and several volumes of poetry and prose. His two novels A dögeltakarító (The Carcass Remover, 2015) and A rózsákról (About the Roses, 2021) were highly acclaimed in Hungary. They have been translated into German also. The Carcass Remover is the winner of the Miklós Mészöly Prize, the Tibor Déry Prize and the Milán Füst Prize. Owen Good is a Northern Irish translator living in Budapest, where he is co-editor of Hungarian Literature Online. Winner of the Tibor Déry Prize in 2025 for his devotion to the Hungarian language and literature, his publications include Krisztina Tóth’s Pixel (named runner up for EBRD Literature Prize), Zsolt Láng’s The Birth of Emma K. (co-translated with Ottilie Mulzet), Pál Závada’s Market Day and most recently White Wolf by Krisztina Tóth and Other Death by Ferenc Barnás. Born in Derry, Sean O’Reilly is the author of the novels Love and Sleep (2002) and The Swing of Things (2004), a novella, Watermark (2005), and the short story collections Curfew (2000) and Levitation (2017). To hear first about future Dublin Book Festival events sign up to our newsletter here.