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Ima Oduok (X) Guadeloupe Local time: 17:17 French to English + ...
Jul 11, 2017
Hi everyone,
I want to get into literary translation and am looking for resources for short stories written in French. I'm especially interested in work by writers outside of metropolitan France. I've been searching the internet, but it looks like French literature doesn't favor the short form the way we do in American lit. You can find thousands of literary journals in English, but most of what I find in French are journals dedicated to literary criticism.
I want to get into literary translation and am looking for resources for short stories written in French. I'm especially interested in work by writers outside of metropolitan France. I've been searching the internet, but it looks like French literature doesn't favor the short form the way we do in American lit. You can find thousands of literary journals in English, but most of what I find in French are journals dedicated to literary criticism.
I appreciate any help you can provide. Thanks! ▲ Collapse
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MARLENE LE DUC (X) France Local time: 23:17 English to French
A couple of the links on this page that lead to online magazines work (some don't). I've had a quick search and a few publications are recent, although mostly all the same genre: sci-fi/fantasty. You'd have to dig around to see which ones you can access! I googled "fiction française magazine".
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MK2010 United States Local time: 17:17 French to English + ...
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Jul 18, 2017
should be "nouvelles" and "auteurs francophones" when searching in French. "Contes" would be a good word too. You're right, it's not a form that is super popular in France, compared to the U.S., though there have been majorly famous French short story writers like Maupassant. Wikipedia has a whole list of "French Short Story Writers." You could also add specific regional terms for Francophone writers, such as Caribbean, Maghreb, Africa. "Littérature maghrébine" etc. I'm sure lots of stuff wil... See more
should be "nouvelles" and "auteurs francophones" when searching in French. "Contes" would be a good word too. You're right, it's not a form that is super popular in France, compared to the U.S., though there have been majorly famous French short story writers like Maupassant. Wikipedia has a whole list of "French Short Story Writers." You could also add specific regional terms for Francophone writers, such as Caribbean, Maghreb, Africa. "Littérature maghrébine" etc. I'm sure lots of stuff will come up.
P.S.: I met Maryse Condé once and she is a hoot. Love her work.
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