Paul Olchvary interview

An interview with Paul Olchvary, publisher of New Europe Books, has just appeared:

"Mom says you were dumb to publish books, because you don’t make any money" - hlo.hu
Hungarian Literature Online, 10. 09. 2017

Although it is not mentioned in this interview, Paul published the English translation of Sándor Szathmári's landmark utopian/ dystopian novel Voyage to Kazohinia, written in Hungarian and Esperanto. He contacted me first of all to blurb his edition of the novel (the first published in the USA) and then to participate in a symposium on Szathmári at the Hungarian Consulate in New York City.

Paul summarizes his background and the path that led him to writing, translation, and publishing. He discusses the situation of translation and small presses as well as the process of translation. Also mentioned are some Hungarian authors he has worked on and with.

Congratulations to Paul on receiving this well-deserved public exposure!

Marjorie Boulton died / mortis (2)

Obituary: Esperanto poet Marjorie Boulton by Stuart Rust, Oxford Mail, 28 September 2017.

"A POET who was a candidate for the Nobel prize for literature has died aged 93."

Marjorie Boulton died / mortis

Marjorie Boulton (7 May 1924 – 30 August 2017), a major figure in Esperanto literature, has received obituaries in English and Esperanto.

Marjorie Boulton passes away by Tim Owen, Esperanto-Asocio de Britio

Marjorie Boulton obituary, by Tim Owen, The Guardian, 19 September 2017

Marjorie Boulton, Esperanto expert and poet – obituary, The Telegraph, 1 September 2017

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Oni nekrologis pri Marjorie Boulton anglalingve, en Esperanto, kaj eble en aliaj lingvoj.

edukado.net → / Biblioteko / Panteono / Marjorie Boulton

Marjorie Boulton forpasis, La Balta Ondo, 31 Aŭgusto 2017

Forpasis Marjorie Boulton, Libera Folio, 2017-08-31

Forpasis Marjorie Boulton (1924-2017), El Popola Ĉinio, 2017-09-04

Forpasis la plej grava esperanto-poetino, Esperanta Civito, 31 aŭgusto 2017

Forpasis Marjorie Boulton (1924-2017), Esperanto Ilustrita, 31 aŭgusto 2017

Marjorie Boulton en la koro de Leandro Trujillo Casañas, 7 septiembre, 2017

Forpasis hodiaŭ konata Esperanto- aŭtoro Marjorie Boulton de johano

Poemeto por Marjorie Boulton de Maria Nazaré Laroca, 31 de Agosto de 2017

Robert Zend, Hungarian-Canadian writer (1929-1985): selected poems in English & Esperanto (2)

Another post about my recording / Denove pri mia deklamo:

Robert Zend, Hungarian-Canadian writer (1929-1985): selected poems in English with Esperanto translations by Ralph Dumain

My recording with a detailed breakdown of contents is now announced on the Zend site / Mia sonregistraĵo kun detala enhavlisto estas anoncita ĉe la retejo de Zend:

The Robert Zend Website - Listen

A link to my recording can also be found on the Esperanto page / Retligo al mia sonregistraĵo troveblas ankaŭ jene:

Zend in Esperanto - The Robert Zend Website

Robert Zend’s novel novel 'Nicolette' (2)

I previously blogged about my recent review:

Robert Zend’s Novel Novel Nicolette: Not Quite a Review by R. Dumain

My review is now linked on the Zend site:

Nicolette - The Robert Zend Website

... with this excerpt:

Reading the novel felt to me like reading an amalgam of Kurt Vonnegut Jr. and James Joyce. Joyce is layered and dense in both structure and language. Vonnegut’s prose is easy to read and deceptively simple, though the content is rich. Zend’s prose is easy to read and the “plot” (once pieced together) is simple, but the structure, which I have merely outlined, is highly complex. Zend does not impose formal constraints on the text as the Oulipo writers do, yet the formal structure of the text puts it in a comparable experimental camp. This structure comprises the real content and interest of the novel, amplifying the psychological states that accompany relationships and the creative process.

Mia anglalingva recenzo de la avangarda romano Nicolette de la hungara-kanadana verkisto (kaj adepto de Esperanto) Robert Zend nun troveblas referencita ĉe la retejo de Zend (jen retligoj supre) kun ĉerpaĵo el mia recenzo.

Robert Zend, Hungarian-Canadian writer (1929-1985): selected poems in English & Esperanto

Following upon the details of my podcast / Sekve de la detaligo de mia podkasto pri Zend...

• Robert Zend (1929-1985): my podcast (3)

... I have recorded and uploaded to Soundcloud recordings my recording of Zend's poems featured in my podcast along with my Esperanto translations... /

Jen sonregistraĵo (ĉe Soundcloud) en kiu mi deklamas la precipajn poemojn kaj kvazaŭpoemojn kiujn mi utiligis en mia podkasto, ĉi-okaze ne nur en la angla sed kun miaj tradukoj en Esperanto:

Robert Zend, Hungarian-Canadian writer (1929-1985): selected poems in English with Esperanto translations by Ralph Dumain.
Recorded 12-13 August 2017. 32 min.

00:00: English introduction
01:46: Esperanto introduction / enkonduko

IDENTITY / IDENTECO:
03:58: (On identity), October 1, 1980, in Beyond Labels
04:48: (Pri identeco) 05:23: In transit, October 30, 1970, in Beyond Labels
06:02: Transire
06:44: Fused personality, October 20, 1981, in Beyond Labels
11:02: Kunfandita personeco

SOURCES & INSPIRATIONS / FONTOJ & INSPIROJ:
17:08: Sign (for Ferenc Karinthy), in From Zero to One
18:27: Signo (por Ferenc Karinthy)

MYTH & RELIGION / MITO & RELIGIO
20:04: Office Memo, in From Zero to One
21:05: Oficeja Memorando
22:06: God Dead?, January 13, 1967, in Beyond Labels
23:00: Dio mortinta?
24:08: 5980 A.D., in Stellar #6: Science-Fiction Stories
25:14: 5980 A.D. [en Esperanto]

METAPHYSICS /METAFIZIKO:
26:44: A Love Letter, February 7, 1963, in Beyond Labels
27:59: Amletero
29:28: About Souls, April 17, 1969, in Beyond Labels
29:57: Pri animoj
30:34: Enigma, January 10, 1967, in Beyond Labels
31:08: Enigmo

LINKS / RETLIGOJ:

• Robert Zend (Hungarian-Canadian writer, 1929-1985): Dedications, Works, Links
• Robert Zend en Esperanto
• 05/26/17 Robert Zend: Between Budapest & Toronto, Between Zero & One, Between Dream & Reality (Podcast)
• The Robert Zend Website

Robert Zend (1929-1985): my podcast (3)

In my first post about my podcast on Robert Zend, Hungarian-Canadian writer and Esperantist ...

5/26/17 Robert Zend: Between Budapest & Toronto, Between Zero & One, Between Dream & Reality

... I broke down the podcast into its major segments. From the 14-minute to 40:30-minute mark you will find my recitation of poems or excerpts from Zend illustrating the themes mentioned.  Below are the themes and the works I recite.

Note that on these pages you will also find my Esperanto translations for all of these items. My master Esperanto Zend page is:

Robert Zend en Esperanto

Themes:

A. Identity:
1. [In a country where everyone is searching for identity], October 1, 1980, in Beyond Labels
2. In Transit, October 30, 1970, in Beyond Labels
3. Fused Personality, October 20, 1981, in Beyond Labels

B. Sources & inspirations:
4. Between One and Two (by Frigyes Karinthy), quoted in From Zero to One
5. Sign (for Ferenc Karinthy), in From Zero to One
6. On Karinthy, excerpt from Preface: Labels, in Beyond Labels
7. Dedication to Ardôs, from Oāb, Book 2

C. Myth & religion:
8. Office Memo, in From Zero to One
9. God Dead?, January 13, 1967, in Beyond Labels
10. 5980 A.D., in Stellar #6: Science-Fiction Stories

D. Metaphysics
11. A Love Letter, February 7, 1963, in Beyond Labels
12. About Souls, April 17, 1969, in Beyond Labels
13. Enigma, January 10, 1967, in Beyond Labels

At the end of my podcast (50-minute mark) I recite the poem "Sky Blue" (March 27, 1964), from Beyond Labels.