Hugh Hazelton
Hugh Hazelton | |
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| Born | 1946 |
| Alma mater | Université de Sherbrooke |
| Occupation | translator |
| Awards | Governor-General's Award for French–English Translation, Canadian Association of Hispanists' Award for Best Book 2007–2009 |
Hugh Hazelton (born 1946) is an American-born writer and translator, living in Canada and specializing in Latin American works and their interactions with Canadian works.[1] He is multilingual and translates French, Spanish, and Portuguese into English.[2]
Life
[edit]Hazelton was born in Chicago and moved to Canada, specifically Montreal, Quebec, in 1969.[3] He lived briefly in Newfoundland and British Columbia but decided to make Montreal his permanent residence.[2] He is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Concordia University, where he taught for 25 years before retiring in 2012.[2][4] While he was teaching at the university, he and his colleagues developed a number of Spanish translation courses. As well as Spanish Translation, Hazelton taught Latin American civilization and the history of the Spanish language.[2] Currently, Concordia offers a Bachelor of Arts in either French to English or English to French translation, and Spanish translation is offered as a minor.[5][6]
Hazelton spent a number of years working as co-director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre, where each year 15 literary translators from Canada, the United States, and Mexico participate in a residency program.[7][8]
Works
[edit]Hazelton has published four books of poetry: Crossing the Chaco (1982), Sunwords (1982), Ojo de papel (1988), and Antimatter (2003). He self-translated Antimatter into Spanish, with the Spanish name Antimateria.[9] His 2007 book entitled Latinocanadá: A Critical Study of Ten Latin American Writers of Canada won the Best Book award from the Canadian Association of Hispanists from 2007 to 2009.[10]
Translation
[edit]Hazelton began his translation career by translating the work of friends in Montreal, and then started translating poetry for literary reviews.[2] He often translates the work of Spanish-language writers who have immigrated to Canada.[2] Hazelton has translated the work of Aquiles Nazoa, José Acquelin, and Alfonso Quijada Urías, among others.[2][11] In 2006, he won the Governor General's Award for French-to-English translation for his translation of Vétiver, a book of poems by Joël Des Rosiers.[12] The book had previously won two literary awards in Quebec: the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal and the Grand prix Québecor du Festival international de la poésie.[13]
Selected translations (English titles)
[edit]Among the many works translated by Hugh Hazelton are:
- Vétiver (1999), by Joël Des Rosiers
- The Better to See You (1994), by Alfonso Quijada Urias[14]
- Sunset (2002), by Pablo Urbanyi[15]
- A Small Nativity (2007), by Aquiles Nazoa[16]
- Brunhilda and the Ring (2010), by Jorge Luján[17]
- All is Flesh (2012), by Yannick Renaud[18]
- The Absolute is a Round Die (2014), by José Acquelin[19]
References
[edit]- ^ "Signature Editions | Books | Vetiver". www.signature-editions.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ a b c d e f g "The Malahat Review". malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ Ruprecht, Alvina Roberta; Taiana, Cecilia, eds. (1995). The Reordering of Culture: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada in the Hood. Ottawa: Carleton University Press.
- ^ "Retired Full-Time Faculty" (PDF). Concordia University. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Traduction (Translation) (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ "Spanish (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
- ^ ""hugh hazelton" | Banff Centre". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
- ^ "Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) | attlc-ltac.org". www.attlc-ltac.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Results for 'no:008852465 OR no:009117048 OR no:054365859 OR no:052838405 OR no:951203532 OR no:664424256 OR no:190865546 OR no:305101627 OR no:899727883 OR no:237137934' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
- ^ ACH. "Hugh Hazelton. ACH. Registro de artistas, escritores, traductores literarios y promotores culturales afiliados a la Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas". www.registrocreativo.ca. Retrieved 29 October 2016.[permanent dead link]
- ^ "A Small Nativity". Goodreads. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
- ^ "Awards and Distinctions – Littérature canadienne comparée – Université de Sherbrooke". www.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
- ^ "Éditions Triptyque | Vétiver". www.triptyque.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
- ^ Urias, Alfonso Quijada (1994). The Better to See You. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Cormorant Books.
- ^ Urbanyi, Pablo (2002). Sunset. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Fredericton: Broken Jaw Press.
- ^ Nazoa, Aquiles (2007). A Small Nativity. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.
- ^ Luján, Jorge (2010). Brunhilda and the Ring. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.
- ^ Renaud, Yannick (2012). All is Flesh. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Talon Books.
- ^ Acquelin, José (2014). The Absolute is a Round Die. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Toronto: Guernica.
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