France – Page 3 – Speculative Fiction in Translation

SFT from DAW

By Rachel CordascoAugust 9, 2019spotlightDAW, Dutch, France, French, German, Germany, Russia, Russian, The Netherlands

During the 1970s and 80s, DAW Books published 21 works of SFT, including novels, collections, and anthologies. Below are the striking covers with links to their respective Goodreads pages. Enjoy! from the Dutch from the French

SF Authors as Translators

By Rachel CordascoJuly 8, 2019spotlightAngélica Gorodischer, Argentina, C. J. Cherryh, Daniel Walther, DAW, Doubleday, France, French, Full Spectrum 3, Gerard Klein, Italian, Italy, Joëlle Wintrebert, John Brunner, Kim Stanley Robinson, Nathalie Henneberg, Pierre Barbet, Renato Pestriniero, Small Beer Press, Spanish, Starshore, The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction, Ursula K. Le Guin

Did you know that some of the most well-known Anglophone speculative fiction authors have also translated SF into English ? I know! So cool! John Brunner- translation from the French The Overlords of War by Gérard Klein (Doubleday and Company, 1973). Sue Burke- translations from the Spanish “Light

Out This Month: January

By Rachel CordascoJanuary 2, 2019out this monthArbiter Press, Asja Bakić, Black Coat Press, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Croatian, Czech, Czech Republic, France, French, Gigi Chang, Hazlitt, Isabel Stainsby, Italian, Italy, Jan Kotouč, Jennifer Croft, Jennifer Zoble, Jin Yong, MacLehose Press, Marie-Antoinette Fagnan, Massimo Soumaré, Olga Tokarczuk, Poland, Polish, Seagull Books, Serbia, Toshiya Kamei, Unreal Magazine, World Literature Today

SHORT STORIES “And the Wind Passes Dancing…” by Massimo Soumaré, translated from Italian by Toshiya Kamei (Unreal Magazine, January 1). “The Talus of Madame Liken” by Asja Bakić, translated from the Croatian by Jennifer Zoble (World Literature Today, January) “The Eternal Idol” by Amélie Olaiz, translated from the Japanese

Out This Month: December

By Rachel CordascoDecember 3, 2018out this monthAndy Dudak, Aphelion, Black Coat Press, Brazil, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Costa Rica, Dutch, France, French, Haikasoru, Japan, Japanese, Jerry L. Robinette, Laura Quijano Vincenzi, Legend of the Galactic Heroes series, Matt Treyvaud, Mike Jansen, Portuguese, Samovar Magazine, Spanish, Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, The Netherlands, Toshiya Kamei, Yoshiki Tanaka, Zhang Ran

SHORT STORIES “Master Zhao: The Tale of an Ordinary Time Traveler” by Zhang Ran, translated from the Chinese by Andy Dudak (Clarkesworld Magazine, December 1) “Us and Them” by Swylmar dos Santos Ferreira, translated from the Portuguese by Toshiya Kamei (Aphelion, December) “Fluxless” by Mike Jansen, translated from the Dutch

Reviews of Short Fiction: October Edition

By Rachel CordascoNovember 6, 2018reviewAnna Wu, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Edward Gauvin, Emily Jin, France, French, Melanie Fazi, World Literature Today

Each month, Daniel Haeusser reviews short works of SFT that appear both online and in print. He is an Assistant Professor in the Biology Department at Canisius College, where he teaches microbiology and leads student research projects with bacteria and bacteriophage. He’s also an associate blogger with the American Society for Microbiology’s popular Small Things Considered.

Out This Month: October

By Rachel CordascoOctober 2, 2018out this monthAndrew Cunningham, Anna Wu, Apex Publications, Black Coat Press, Brian Stableford, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, Cuba, Edward Gauvin, France, French, Gengen Kusano, George Henson, Hayakawa Publishing, Japan, Japanese, Jodie Beck, Mariko Ohara, Melanie Fazi, Spanish, University of Minnesota Press, World Literature Today, Yoss

SHORT STORIES “The Facecrafter” by Anna Wu, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin (Clarkesworld, October 1) “Health for All” by Yoss, translated from the Spanish by George Henson (World Literature Today, October 25) “Our Lady of the Scales“ by Mélanie Fazi, translated by Edward Gauvin (World Literature Today,

SFT in The Silent Garden Volume 1

By Rachel CordascoAugust 8, 2018newsEdward Gauvin, France, French, Italian, Italy, Marcel Brion, Maurizio Cometto, Rachel Cordasco, Silent Garden Collective

The Silent Garden: A Journal of Esoteric Fabulism, Volume 1, is available for pre-order here. This new publication is a “peer-reviewed journal of esoteric fabulism, edited and curated by the Silent Garden Collective, a professional group of editors, writers, and scholars interested in exploring those liminal borderlands where darkness bends. The Collective’s aim is to

Translating French Proto-SF: An Interview With Brian Stableford

By Rachel CordascoMay 8, 2018interviewBrian Stableford, France, French

Recently, I had the privilege of discussing the French origins of science fiction with the talented and prolific author and translator Brian Stableford. His work on the history of SF and his translations of French proto-SF are critical for our understanding of how the genre developed and what its future might hold. SFT:

Out This Month: May

By Rachel CordascoMay 3, 2018out this monthA. Que, Alex Shvartsman, Andrea Johnson, Andrzej Sapkowski, Argentina, Bill Campbell, Black Coat Press, Brian Stableford, Carmen Boullosa, China, Chinese, Clarkesworld Magazine, David French, Dietmar Dath, DoppelHouse Press, Emily Jin, Etienne-Léon de Lamothe-Langon, Felix Haas, France, Francesco Verso, French, Future Science Fiction Digest, German, Germany, Haikasoru, James Nicoll, Japan, Japanese, Ken Liu, Ko Ransom, Lightspeed, Mexico, Nisioisin, Orbit Books, Poland, Polish, Regina Kanyu Wang, Rodrigo Fresán, Rosarium Publishing, Russia, Russian, Samuel P. Willcox, Spanish, Tatiana Ivanova, Teng Ye, Tobi Hirotaka, Vertical, Will Vanderhyden, World Literature Today, X. B. Saintine, Xia Jia, Yuzhi Yang

FICTION “Farewell, Doraemon,” by A Que, translated from the Chinese by Emily Jin and Ken Liu (Clarkesworld Magazine, May 1) “Night-Journey” of the Dragon Horse” by Xia Jia, translated from the Chinese by Ken Liu (Lightspeed, May 10) reprint “Impress Me, Then We’ll Talk About the Money” by

Brian Stableford and French SFT

By Rachel CordascoApril 30, 20181 commentspotlightBlack Coat Press, Brian Stableford, France, French

A prolific sf author in his own right, Brian Stableford has also translated an astonishingly large number of works of early French speculative fiction for Black Coat Press. And when I say “astonishingly large,” I mean there are so many stories and novels that I’m just going to list a selection here. He’s also

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