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Hugh Hazelton
Hugh Hazelton
Born	1946
Alma mater	Université de Sherbrooke
Occupation	translator
Awards	Governor-General's Award for French–English Translation, Canadian Association of Hispanists' Award for Best Book 2007–2009

Hugh Hazelton (born 1946) is an American-born writer and translator, living in Canada and specializing in Latin American works and their interactions with Canadian works.^[1] He is multilingual and translates French, Spanish, and Portuguese into English.^[2]

Life

Hazelton was born in Chicago and moved to Canada, specifically Montreal, Quebec, in 1969.^[3] He lived briefly in Newfoundland and British Columbia but decided to make Montreal his permanent residence.^[2] He is a professor emeritus in the Faculty of Arts & Science at Concordia University, where he taught for 25 years before retiring in 2012.^[2]^[4] While he was teaching at the university, he and his colleagues developed a number of Spanish translation courses. As well as Spanish Translation, Hazelton taught Latin American civilization and the history of the Spanish language.^[2] Currently, Concordia offers a Bachelor of Arts in either French to English or English to French translation, and Spanish translation is offered as a minor.^[5]^[6]

Hazelton spent a number of years working as co-director of the Banff International Literary Translation Centre, where each year 15 literary translators from Canada, the United States, and Mexico participate in a residency program.^[7]^[8]

Works

Hazelton has published four books of poetry: Crossing the Chaco (1982), Sunwords (1982), Ojo de papel (1988), and Antimatter (2003). He self-translated Antimatter into Spanish, with the Spanish name Antimateria.^[9] His 2007 book entitled Latinocanadá: A Critical Study of Ten Latin American Writers of Canada won the Best Book award from the Canadian Association of Hispanists from 2007 to 2009.^[10]

Translation

Hazelton began his translation career by translating the work of friends in Montreal, and then started translating poetry for literary reviews.^[2] He often translates the work of Spanish-language writers who have immigrated to Canada.^[2] Hazelton has translated the work of Aquiles Nazoa, José Acquelin, and Alfonso Quijada Urías, among others.^[2]^[11] In 2006, he won the Governor General's Award for French-to-English translation for his translation of Vétiver, a book of poems by Joël Des Rosiers.^[12] The book had previously won two literary awards in Quebec: the Grand Prix du livre de Montréal and the Grand prix Québecor du Festival international de la poésie.^[13]

Selected translations (English titles)

Among the many works translated by Hugh Hazelton are:

Vétiver (1999), by Joël Des Rosiers
The Better to See You (1994), by Alfonso Quijada Urias^[14]
Sunset (2002), by Pablo Urbanyi^[15]
A Small Nativity (2007), by Aquiles Nazoa^[16]
Brunhilda and the Ring (2010), by Jorge Luján^[17]
All is Flesh (2012), by Yannick Renaud^[18]
The Absolute is a Round Die (2014), by José Acquelin^[19]

References

^ "Signature Editions | Books | Vetiver". www.signature-editions.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Malahat Review". malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^ Ruprecht, Alvina Roberta; Taiana, Cecilia, eds. (1995). The Reordering of Culture: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada in the Hood. Ottawa: Carleton University Press.
^ "Retired Full-Time Faculty" (PDF). Concordia University. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Traduction (Translation) (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ "Spanish (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.
^ ""hugh hazelton" | Banff Centre". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 8 November 2016.
^ "Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) | attlc-ltac.org". www.attlc-ltac.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^ "Results for 'no:008852465 OR no:009117048 OR no:054365859 OR no:052838405 OR no:951203532 OR no:664424256 OR no:190865546 OR no:305101627 OR no:899727883 OR no:237137934' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 November 2016.
^ ACH. "Hugh Hazelton. ACH. Registro de artistas, escritores, traductores literarios y promotores culturales afiliados a la Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas". www.registrocreativo.ca. Retrieved 29 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}
^ "A Small Nativity". Goodreads. Retrieved 10 November 2016.
^ "Awards and Distinctions – Littérature canadienne comparée – Université de Sherbrooke". www.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2016.
^ "Éditions Triptyque | Vétiver". www.triptyque.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.
^ Urias, Alfonso Quijada (1994). The Better to See You. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Cormorant Books.
^ Urbanyi, Pablo (2002). Sunset. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Fredericton: Broken Jaw Press.
^ Nazoa, Aquiles (2007). A Small Nativity. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.
^ Luján, Jorge (2010). Brunhilda and the Ring. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.
^ Renaud, Yannick (2012). All is Flesh. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Talon Books.
^ Acquelin, José (2014). The Absolute is a Round Die. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Toronto: Guernica.

[1] "Signature Editions | Books | Vetiver". www.signature-editions.com. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[:0-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g "The Malahat Review". malahatreview.ca. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

[3] Ruprecht, Alvina Roberta; Taiana, Cecilia, eds. (1995). The Reordering of Culture: Latin America, the Caribbean, and Canada in the Hood. Ottawa: Carleton University Press.

[4] "Retired Full-Time Faculty" (PDF). Concordia University. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[5] "Traduction (Translation) (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[6] "Spanish (BA)". www.concordia.ca. Retrieved 7 November 2016.

[7] ""hugh hazelton" | Banff Centre". www.banffcentre.ca. Retrieved 8 November 2016.

[8] "Banff International Literary Translation Centre (BILTC) | attlc-ltac.org". www.attlc-ltac.org. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[9] "Results for 'no:008852465 OR no:009117048 OR no:054365859 OR no:052838405 OR no:951203532 OR no:664424256 OR no:190865546 OR no:305101627 OR no:899727883 OR no:237137934' [WorldCat.org]". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 1 November 2016.

[10] ACH. "Hugh Hazelton. ACH. Registro de artistas, escritores, traductores literarios y promotores culturales afiliados a la Asociación Canadiense de Hispanistas". www.registrocreativo.ca. Retrieved 29 October 2016.^{[permanent dead link‍]}

[11] "A Small Nativity". Goodreads. Retrieved 10 November 2016.

[12] "Awards and Distinctions – Littérature canadienne comparée – Université de Sherbrooke". www.usherbrooke.ca. Retrieved 1 December 2016.

[13] "Éditions Triptyque | Vétiver". www.triptyque.qc.ca. Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 16 November 2016.

[14] Urias, Alfonso Quijada (1994). The Better to See You. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Cormorant Books.

[15] Urbanyi, Pablo (2002). Sunset. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Fredericton: Broken Jaw Press.

[16] Nazoa, Aquiles (2007). A Small Nativity. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.

[17] Luján, Jorge (2010). Brunhilda and the Ring. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Groundwood Books.

[18] Renaud, Yannick (2012). All is Flesh. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Talon Books.

[19] Acquelin, José (2014). The Absolute is a Round Die. Translated by Hazelton, Hugh. Toronto: Guernica.

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Hugh Hazelton

Life

Works

Translation

Selected translations (English titles)

References

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