by: Marjolijn de Jager, Ph.D
PEN American Center
To My American Readers:
Perspectives on French Fiction
and Non-Fiction, April 2006
“Kick the Animal Out”
by Veronique Ovalde
“Auto Fixation & Other Literary Mythomanias: A Theoretical Fable”
by Vincent Colonna … > Learn More
The Watchers,
by Tahar Djaout.
Ruminator Books. St. Paul, Minnesota: 2002
Original title: Les Vigiles. … > Learn More
The Courtship of Sea Creatures,
by Jean-Pierre Otte.
George Braziller, New York, New York:
May 2001.
Original title: La Sexualité d’un plateau de fruits de mer. … > Learn More
The Abandoned Baobab:
The Autobiography of a Senegalese Woman, [Hardcover]
by Ken Bugul.
Lawrence Hill, 1991.
Original title: Le Baobab Fou. … > Learn More
Before the Birth of the Moon,
by V.Y. Mudimbe.
Simon & Schuster, New York, New York: 1989.
Original title: Le bel immonde.
“Given the complexity of these voices, Marjolijn de Jager’s translation from the French is admirable. She beautifully captures the right tone for each voice.”
– The New York Times Book Review
April 30, 1989 … > Learn More
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