Person Detail: Estelle Gilson
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| Full Name: Estelle Gilson | ||
| Biography: Estelle Gilson is a New York based writer and translator. (Member of PEN's Translation Committee). Her interest as a circuit writer is to read from her translations, to transmit an interest in the art of translation and to encourage readers who may have favorite literary works in foreign languages to think seriously of translating those works. Estelle Gilson's translation from Italian of "The Stories and Recollections of Umberto Saba" won three translation prizes, including the Aldo and Jean Scaglione Prize as the best literary translation of the previous two years. Her translation of "Separations; Two Novels of Mothers and Children" by Massimo Bontempelli was completed under NEA and NYSCA grants. Her translation of "October 16, 1943/Eight Jews" Giacomo Debenedetti's Holocaust memoirs was issued in 2001. Gilson has also published translations from French (Stendhal) Hebrew (Gabriel Preil) and English versions of three of Juvenal's Latin Satires. TITLE OF BOOKS : "The Stories and Recollections of Umberto Saba" (Sheep Meadow Press) "Separations; Two Novels of Mothers and Children," by Massimo Bontempelli (McPherson & Co) October16,1943/Eight Jews (Notre Dame University Press) "To Be Recorded" poetry of Gabriel Preil (Cross-Cultural Communications) The Saba and Preil books available in hard cover and paper. Please E-mail translator for specific information. |
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| Category: | N.Y.S. | |
| Travel Range: | NY, CT, DC area and Massachusetts are possible. | |
| Transportation: | car or public transportation | |
| Dates Available: | throughout the year | |
| Fees: | minimum fee is $100-$150 plus travel, lodging, and meals | |
| Contact Information: |
NY Email: egilson@pipeline.com |
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| 1998 |
(Unknown) County "The Stories and Recollections of Umberto Saba" (Pub: Sheep Meadows Press ISBN: ) translated from Italian |
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| 2000 |
(Unknown) County "Separations: Two Novels of Mothers and Children" (Pub: McPherson & Co. ISBN: ) Translated from the original Italian by Massimo Bontempelli. |
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| 2001 |
(Unknown) County "October 16, 1943: Eight Jews" (Pub: Notre Dame University Press ISBN: ) |
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(Unknown) County "To Be Recorded" (Pub: Cross-Cultural Communications ISBN: ) Translated poetry from Gabriel Preil |
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