The Translated Book Club: Heart Lamp
Date and Time
Tuesday May 5, 2026
6:00 PM - 8:00 PM EDT
Location
UMass Downtown 108 N Pleasant St Amherst, MA
Fees/Admission
Free - Registration Required
Register Here - https://www.umass.edu/downtown/news-events
Contact Information
Micah Ariel James
Director of UMass Downtown
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Description
The Translated Book Club promotes the reading of literature translated into English and recognizes and supports translators and their publishers. Each meeting is hosted by a UMass Amherst faculty member or graduate student and designed for readers of diverse backgrounds with no specific language requirement other than English.
Sponsored by the Gentzler Translation Center, the club is free and open to community members from high school students to retirees, with a maximum of 15 readers per meeting. Advanced sign-up is required at the link below. The first eight readers to sign up for each meeting receive a free copy of the translated book.
May 5, 2026
Title: Heart Lamp (Penguin Random House, 2025)
Author: Banu Mushtaq
Translator: Deepa Bhasthi
Language: Kannada > English
Host: Safia Mahmood, English Department
