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The Sebald Lecture is given annually on an aspect of literature in translation. It's named after W.G. Sebald, who set up the BCLT in 1989.
Sebald, also known as "Max," was a German writer who chose to reside in the UK and continued to write in German. His notable works include The Rings of Saturn, Austerlitz, and On the Natural History of Destruction, which cemented his position as a prominent 20th-century writer.