Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Nadaud, Alain, 1948- and Mitchell, Breon
- Abstract:
- The Nadaud mss., 1980-1988, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of French author and translator Alain Nadaud, 1948- .
- Extent:
- 1 Box (1 standard)
- Language:
- Materials are in English ; French .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Nadaud mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Alain Nadaud, 1948-2015, was a French novelist and translator. He obtained his master's degree in literature from Nanterre in 1967 and taught abroad in Mauritania, Iraq, and Nigeria before returning to his native Paris to teach philosophy. He published his first novel, Archéologie du zero, in 1984.
- Scope and Content:
The Nadaud mss., 1980-1988, consist of correspondence and manuscripts of French author and translator Alain Nadaud, 1948- . The correspondence is primarily between Nadaud and Indiana University professor and translator Breon Mitchell concerning Mitchell's translation of a Nadaud story, "Entretien avec Samuel Astonguet," and its publication by New Directions in 1981. The later correspondence relates to the various writing projects, particularly translations, of both men. The writings present include a photocopy of the original text of "Entretien avec Samuel Astonguet" and two drafts of Mitchell's English translation; a copy of an early typescript of Archéologie du zéro, inscribed by Nadaud to Breon Mitchell in 1982; copy of Nadaud's introduction to the French edition of the short stories of Vilas Sarang, along with Mitchell's English translation of it; and a copy of the complete manuscript of Le Terroriste et autres récits, Nadaud's French translation of the stories of Vilas Sarang.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift. Breon Mitchell, Bloomington, IN. 2002.
- Arrangement:
This collection is arranged into the following series: I. Correspondence and II. Translations
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Stacks
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Nadaud mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- LOCATION OF THIS COLLECTION:
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1200 East Seventh StreetBloomington, Indiana 47405-5500, USA
- CAMPUS:
- Indiana University Bloomington
- CONTACT:
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(812) 855-2452liblilly@indiana.edu