Students in the spring semester 2014 Translation Techniques course recently published a translation of the novel C’est demain qu’on s’fait la malle by French/Gabonese author Alice Endamne. The English title of the work is Afropean.
The following undergraduate students were involved in the translation:
- Victoria Bouillon
- Katherine Kleinberg
- Abigail Dessart
- Emily Bentley
- Sasha Belotserkovskaya
- Michael Siberski
- Emily Schnittman
- Melanie Tano
- Annabelle Davey
- Iris Petschek
- Katherine Brandt
- Cynthia Alvarez
The students worked with Cheryl Toman, associate professor of French, and Endamne in spring semester 2014. During the course, students observed the entire process involved with publishing a book.
Afropean, a novel set in 1990s France, addresses the subject of immigration and racism through the main characters of an Afropean family living in the south of France.