Collection context
Summary
- Creator:
- Allen, Esther, 1962- and Prieto González, José Manuel, 1962-
- Abstract:
- The Allen, E. mss., 2007-2009, consist of correspondence and proof pages relating to translations into English from the Spanish by Esther Allen.
- Extent:
- 3 Folders
- Language:
- English , Spanish; Castilian .
- Preferred citation:
[Item], Allen, E. mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.
Background
- Biographical / Historical:
Esther Allen is the co-founder and Executive Director of the Center for Literary Translation at Columbia University. She has guided the work of the PEN Translation Fund since it was founded in 2003, and was co-founder of PEN World Voices: The New York Festival of International Literature. She has published a number of translations from Spanish and French, including the Penguin Classics Anthology Jose Marti: Selected Writings, and in 2006 was made a Chevalier de l'ordre des arts et des lettres by the French government.
- Scope and Content:
The collection consists of proof pages and email correspondence relating to Esther Allen's translation of Rex, a novel by Jose Manuel Prieto, including Prieto's exchanges with his German and French translators.
- Acquisition information:
- Gift: 2009
- Arrangement:
The collection is arranged following original order.
- Physical location:
- Lilly - Short
Indexed Terms
- Subjects:
- Literature--translating
Cuban literature
Access
- RESTRICTIONS:
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This collection is open for research.
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- TERMS OF ACCESS:
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- PREFERRED CITATION:
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[Item], Allen, E. 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