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Six for 2016

Six for 2016

J.C. Sutcliffe chooses six Quebec translations to watch for in 2016.

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A Matter of Attraction

A Matter of Attraction

Author, translator, scholar, and teacher Louis Jolicoeur discusses translation theory and practice and his book La sirène et le pendule.

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Sweet détresse

Sweet détresse

Daniel Grenier discusses his skillful and unabashedly Québécois translation of Anna Leventhal’s Sweet Affliction.

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Underdog Superhero

Underdog Superhero

Every year the thought of a new Blais keeps us afloat, our heads above water, promising us that, once we’ve finished our homework, we will be free, at last, to go out and play.

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The Other Salon du Livre

The Other Salon du Livre

Writing is demanding, difficult… We can no longer live as before. Our writings remain, our memory spread out before us, our entire life this tangle of writings.

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Retranslating a Quebec Classic

Retranslating a Quebec Classic

Translating is never easy. What about revising a much-loved translation that has become a classic in its own right? Steven Urquhart describes the balancing act.