The Invisible Story – free webinar

Sign up now for The Invisible Story webinar at 5 pm on Wednesday 16 October.

This online webinar is free and open to all. Simply follow this link to register for the Zoom link.

The story of The Invisible Story

The world is full of stories. Some are as long as lizards, others so short that they never even make it to The End. But the invisible story is unlike any other story because no one has ever read it! It lives hidden in the darkest corner of the library, far from where the famous tales, written in gold letters, shine. One day, a blind reader approaches the story’s trembling pages. This reader is unlike any reader the invisible story has ever encountered. And when she runs her fingertips over the book’s white pages, it is astonished by what she finds. A beautifully inclusive tale about sight-loss in which we learn that not all stories are meant to be read with the eyes.

The Centre for Book Cultures and Publishing at the University of Reading in partnership with Outside in World, the organisation dedicated to promoting and exploring world literature and children’s books in translation, are delighted to announce the latest event in their seminar series on translation for children. This webinar will explore Jaime Gamboa and Wen Hsu Chen’s El Cuento Fantasma, its selection as part of Outside in World’s Reading the Way project, and how it came to be translated by Daniel Hahn for Lantana as The Invisible Story. Hear from the author, illustrator and others involved discuss the project.

Read the review of  The Invisible Story.

Check out The Invisible Story display in the Library

If you are visiting the Library, don’t miss the chance to see The Invisible Story display on the ground floor at the foot of the wooden staircase.