Explore the program

Jessie Tu: The Honeyeater

“Translation is longing. You never get it right.”

Jessie Tu (photo credit Sarah Wilson)
Find Tickets
Thursday 22 May 2025
6-7pm
Event Code: N14
Find Tickets

Free, bookings required through Five Dock Library

Set in the world of academic translation, in locations as diverse as France, Sydney and Taipei, The Honeyeater is an original and sensitive exploration of shifting family dynamics, exploitation, betrayal and grief.

Join Jessie Tu as she explores the dangerous side of academia and why it’s the perfect setting to explore a mother–daughter relationship, in conversation with librarian Gayatri Krishnamurthy.
Loading...
Five Dock Library
Level 1, 1/4 - 12 Garfield St, Five Dock , NSW, 2046