Transition (literary journal) (1948–1950)

Not to be confused with Transition Magazine, from 1961 to 1976 an African magazine, 1991–present published in the United States.

Transition (1948–1950)

Editor	Georges Duthuit
Categories	Literary journal
First issue	February 1948
Final issue	October 1950
Country	France
Based in	Paris
Language	English

Transition was the short-lived post-war revival of the literary journal transition, founded by Eugene and Maria Jolas. While Transition was edited by Georges Duthuit, the Jolases remained a part of the project. Eugene Jolas was on the editorial board and Maria Jolas was heavily involved. The name "Transition" was usually followed by the last two digits of the year it was published (eg. Transition Forty-Eight).

Transition was less international and had a less diverse selection of media than its predecessor. In the introduction, the project of the journal was set forth as "to assemble for the English-speaking world the best of French art and thought, whatever the style or whatever the application" although its audience was majority American.

Samuel Beckett had many pieces published in Transition, along with working as a translator for about 30 pieces from the journal. The majority of Beckett's work for the journal was unsigned, so the extent of his contributions are unclear. A compilation of letters between Beckett and Duthuit, Three Dialogues, was originally published in Transition Forty-Nine.