Rayuela is a novel by argentine writer julio cortazar. During the past five decades, north american translator gregory rabassa has translated over fifty latin american novels from the second half of the 20 th century, and to this day is one of the most prominent translators of literature from spanish and portuguese. Gregory rabassa, comm march 9, 1922 june, 2016, was an american literary translator. The concept borges described in the garden of forking pathsin several layers of the story, but. Gregory rabassa has translated over fifty latin american novels from the second half of the 20th century, and to this day is one of the most prominent translators of literature from spanish and portuguese. He grew up north of hanover, nh, graduated from dartmouth college, class of 1944, phi beta kappa, and got his ma, and phd at columbia university after serving as a u. Villanueva university of nevada las vegas gregory rabassas name is one we have long seen under titles of masterful english translations of mario vargas llosa, gabriel garcia marquez, jorge amado, and many others. Latin american literature download ebook pdf, epub. Cortazars 1963 novel, rayuela, the author in fact does withdraw to some degree to.
Rabassas rst work for a commercial publisher was the translation of rayuela. Gregory rabassa, one hundred years of solitude translator. May 15, 2019 julio cortazar was so pleased with rabassa s translation of hopscotch that he recommended the translator to gabriel garc. Gregory rabassa, comm march 9, 1922 june, 2016, was an american literary translator from spanish and portuguese to english. He taught for many years at columbia university and queens college. Jun 01, 2016 rayuela ebook written by julio cortazar. Gregory rabassa was born in yonkers, new york, march 9, 1922. Garcia marquez was known to say that the english translation of one hundred years was better than the spanish. Pdf gregory rabassa is noted for his translations of famous latin american. Pdf gregory rabassas views on translation researchgate. Come ho gia detto, ho letto tutto il romanzo solo mentre lo traducevo.
Gregory rabassas latin american literature by maria. Hopscotch, blowup, we love glenda so much everymans library contemporary classics series. His translations of gabriel garcia marquezs one hundred years of solitude and julio cortazars hopscotch have helped make these some of the most widely read and respected works in world literature. The master and margarita when i was 17 and cortazar at 22. Hopscotch julio cortazar novel project gutenberg self. A comparison of translation styles of suzanne jill levine. Rayuela by julio cortazar if you are searching for a book by julio cortazar rayuela in pdf form, then. Gregory rabassas influence as a translator is incalculable. Of course no translator can escape the occasional lapse, and if he had been some unknown i would have been more.
Gregory rabassa, in full gregory luis rabassa, born march 9, 1922, yonkers, new york, u. Translated via gregory rabassa, winner of the nationwide ebook award for translation, 1967. About for books rayuela for kindle video dailymotion. Hopscotch, blowup, we love glenda so much everymans library contemporary classics series cortazar, julio, rabassa, gregory, blackburn, paul, stavans, ilan on. Gregory rabassa, translation equivalence, translational. Profesor universitario y laureado traductor literario del espanolportugues al ingles. Gregory rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce gabriel garcia marquez, julio cortazar and other latin american authors to millions of englishlanguage readers. There are only three books ive read before my 22nd birthday which have left a very powerful impression on me. It was then that rabassa put into practice his translation method. Written in paris, it was published in spanish in 1963 and in english in 1966. I approached this novel with a certain degree of trepidation.
Julio cortazar rayuela critical guides to spanish texts. In memoriam adios to gregory rabassa, translator extraordinaire. The garden of forking paths only because of the playful labor of hackers or because of plannedout projects to program, develop, and reconfigure systems. New york ap gregory rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce gabriel garcia marquez, julio cortazar and other latin american authors to. Latin american literature download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. Translated by gregory rabassa, winner of the national book award for translation, 1967. Rabassas one hundred years of solitude improved the original, according to garc. Jun 14, 2016 gregory rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce gabriel garcia marquez, julio cortazar and other latin american authors to millions of englishlanguage readers.
Gregory rabassas name is one we have long seen under titles of masterful english translations. Rabassa s one hundred years of solitude improved the original, according to garc. A read is counted each time someone views a publication summary such as the title, abstract, and list of authors, clicks on a figure, or views or downloads the fulltext. See more ideas about julio cortazar, writer and literature. Investigare y analizare, partiendo del vocabulario. The first edition of the novel was published in 1963, and was written by julio cortazar. Rabassas first booklength translation was julio cortazars rayuela 1963. Two captains which ive read when i was nine though it is not a children book. Julio cortazar was so pleased with rabassas translation of hopscotch that he recommended the translator to gabriel garc. Hopscotch, blowup, we love glenda so much everymans. In the chapters, the author historicizes the translators practice by investigating rabassa s ideas about translation and his own practice, the relationship between rabassa. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read rayuela. Rabassas first work for a commercial publisher was the translation of rayuela hopscotch by argentinian author julio cortazar.
Of his more than 30 translations from the spanish and the portuguese, the best known is gabriel garcia marquezs one. New york ap gregory rabassa, a translator of worldwide influence and esteem who helped introduce gabriel garcia marquez, julio cortazar and other latin american authors to millions of english. Cortazars rayuela as convergent canvas between author and. His father was an argentine diplomat stationed there.
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