I am going to take part in a panel in the fall on the subject of
translating humor in speculative fiction. To this end, I am searching
for a French- or Spanish-language author who is closest to the style
of Octavia Butler when she wrote Kindred. Ideally, I wish to find a
neo-slave narrative that involves time travel.
Since this is my first time delving into speculative fiction in
another language, I have no idea where to search. Once I find the
novel, I will conduct a comparative study with Butler's Kindred. I am
hoping to become more specific as I go along.
On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 6:03 PM, LDNMisBanderas <ldnola...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Greetings to all:
> I am going to take part in a panel in the fall on the subject of
> translating humor in speculative fiction. To this end, I am searching
> for a French- or Spanish-language author who is closest to the style
> of Octavia Butler when she wrote Kindred. Ideally, I wish to find a
> neo-slave narrative that involves time travel.
> Since this is my first time delving into speculative fiction in
> another language, I have no idea where to search. Once I find the
> novel, I will conduct a comparative study with Butler's Kindred. I am
> hoping to become more specific as I go along.
> Can anyone point me in the right direction?
> Thank you!
> Lori D. Nolasco
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If I don't say anything it does not mean that I am sleeping. I am not retired yet. Just tired.
Unfortunately I don't read Spanish that well and I am definitely not familiar with Spanish SF. I know more about the French one but I don't recall anything about time travel and slavery. I am pretty sure that in both Spanish and French SF slavery is a quite rare subject, taking into account the history of the two countries.
It may be possible to find something from Haiti (but I don't know much about any literature from there), other islands in the area (Cuba maybe). Another possibility is Brazil.
> If I don't say anything it does not mean that I am sleeping. I am not
> retired yet. Just tired.
> Unfortunately I don't read Spanish that well and I am definitely not
> familiar with Spanish SF. I know more about the French one but I don't
> recall anything about time travel and slavery. I am pretty sure that in
> both Spanish and French SF slavery is a quite rare subject, taking into
> account the history of the two countries.
> It may be possible to find something from Haiti (but I don't know much
> about any literature from there), other islands in the area (Cuba maybe).
> Another possibility is Brazil.
> Gabriel
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