Overview
Cupcakes, panda bears, break-ups, wearing sunglasses at night. .. The local and the universal come together in these 37 short stories, brought into English by different translators from all over the world. This project aims to show there are all kinds of ways to bring across an author's voice in translation. .. at least 37 of them
Felicia Mihali
Born in Romania, Felicia Mihali has lived in Montreal since 2000. After studies in French, Mandarin and Dutch, she studied Postcolonial Literature, English, History, and Art History at the University of Montreal. She has published seven books in French since 2002, and her first novel written in English, The Darling of Kandahar (LLP 2012), was nominated for Canada Reads 2013.
Jessica Moore
Jessica Moore is a writer and translator. Her poems and translations have appeared in Arc, CV2, The Antigonish Review, Cenizo and The Literary Review. She also writes songs and plays the banjo in her band, Charms, whose self-titled album was released in 2010 in Toronto.
Rhonda Mullins
Rhonda Mullins is a writer and translator. She received the 2015 Governor General's Literary Award for Twenty-One Cardinals, her translation of Jocelyne Saucier's Les héritiers de la mine. And the Birds Rained Down, her translation of Jocelyne Saucier’s Il pleuvait des oiseaux, was a CBC Canada Reads Selection. It was also shortlisted for the Governor General’s Literary Award, as were her translations of Élise Turcotte’s Guyana and Hervé Fischer’s The Decline of the Hollywood Empire. Rhonda currently lives in Montréal.
Pablo Strauss
Pablo Strauss has translated many works of Quebec fiction into English. He grew up in Victoria, B.C., and has lived in Quebec City for fifteen years.
Reviews
"Yet another exceptional title from QC Fiction. Stimulating, emotional, and provocative reading. " —James Fisher, The Miramichi Reader
"Even more daring and innovative than QC’s usual output . . . these are wonderful snapshots that reveal a whole life of a spectrum of individual types . . . deeply moving . . . honest and raw . . . Let me end by just recommending this collection for its unique take on the nature of translation by providing some excellent, brief but powerful stories and some thoughtful, stimulating translators’ insights. " —Simon Lavery, tredynasdays. co. uk
"An intriguing experiment . . . bringing the practice of translation out of the shadows and calling attention to its variants and nuances. " —Steven Beattie, Quill & Quire
"Unique and daring . . . further evidence of this ambitious young publisher’s determination to offer Canadian and international audiences original, exciting new work from Quebec. " —Joe Schreiber, roughghosts. com
"This offbeat collection of stories provides insights into the process of translation, raising the question of how one can truthfully replicate the stories of complex characters. " —Thomas H. Brennan, Foreword Reviews
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