Jeffrey Zuckerman is a translator of French literature. His work centers on contemporary fiction from mainland France and Mauritius—including

Ananda Devi Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, (born March 23, 1957) is a Mauritian writer. Biography Ananda Devi Nirsimloo was born the village of Trois-Boutiques, Grand Port District, Mauritius. Her father Balgopal and her mother Sar ...

Shenaz Patel Shenaz Patel (born July 29, 1966) is a Mauritian writer. Early life and education She was born in the town of Rose Hill, Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole. She did her secondary studies at Lycée La Bourdonnais. Subsequentl ...

, and Carl de Souza—as well as texts of the queer canon—including

Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...

and

Hervé Guibert Hervé Guibert (14 December 1955 – 27 December 1991) was a French writer and photographer. The author of numerous novels and autobiographical studies, he played a considerable role in changing French public attitudes to HIV/AIDS. He was a ...

. Zuckerman lives in

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Selected translations

Jean-Michel Basquiat Jean-Michel Basquiat (; December 22, 1960 – August 12, 1988) was an American artist who rose to success during the 1980s as part of the Neo-expressionism movement. Basquiat first achieved fame as part of the graffiti duo SAMO, alongside Al ...

* ''Les Cahiers'' (translated into French with David Ferrière, 2018)

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* ''Interior'' (

Farrar, Straus and Giroux Farrar, Straus and Giroux (FSG) is an American book publishing company, founded in 1946 by Roger Williams Straus Jr. and John C. Farrar. FSG is known for publishing literary books, and its authors have won numerous awards, including Pulitzer ...

, 2018) * "Out of Debt" (Hotel Cordel no. 1, 2019)

The Dardenne Brothers

* ''On the Back of Our Images, vol. 1'' ( Featherproof Books, 2019)

Ananda Devi Ananda Devi Nirsimloo-Anenden, also known as Ananda Devi, (born March 23, 1957) is a Mauritian writer. Biography Ananda Devi Nirsimloo was born the village of Trois-Boutiques, Grand Port District, Mauritius. Her father Balgopal and her mother Sar ...

* ''Eve Out of Her Ruins'' (Deep Vellum, 2016;

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, 2016;

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, 2017) * ''The Living Days'' (

Feminist Press The Feminist Press (officially The Feminist Press at CUNY) is an American independent nonprofit literary publisher that promotes freedom of expression and social justice. It publishes writing by people who share an activist spirit and a belief in ...

, 2019;

, 2020)
"Kari Disan"
( Words Without Borders, 2017)

Jean Genet Jean Genet (; – ) was a French novelist, playwright, poet, essayist, and political activist. In his early life he was a vagabond and petty criminal, but he later became a writer and playwright. His major works include the novels ''The Thief's ...

*''The Criminal Child'' ( New York Review Books, 2020)

Hervé Guibert Hervé Guibert (14 December 1955 – 27 December 1991) was a French writer and photographer. The author of numerous novels and autobiographical studies, he played a considerable role in changing French public attitudes to HIV/AIDS. He was a ...

*''Written in Invisible Ink: Selected Stories'' ( Semiotext(e), 2020) *''My Manservant and Me: Madcap Novel'' (

Nightboat Books Nightboat Books is an American nonprofit literary press founded in 2004 and located in Brooklyn, New York. The press publishes poetry, fiction, essays, translations, and intergenre books. History The press was founded in 2004 by Kazim Ali and ...

, 2022)

Alain Guiraudie Alain Guiraudie (; born 15 July 1964) is a French film director and screenwriter. He has directed ten mostly LGBT-related films since 1990. He is openly gay. Work Guiraudie has named Georges Bataille as an important influence. His 2013 film ...

* ''Now the Night Begins'' ( Semiotext(e), 2018)

Caroline Laurent

* ''An Impossible Return'' ( AmazonCrossing, 2022)

Shenaz Patel Shenaz Patel (born July 29, 1966) is a Mauritian writer. Early life and education She was born in the town of Rose Hill, Mauritius and writes in both French and Mauritian Creole. She did her secondary studies at Lycée La Bourdonnais. Subsequentl ...

*''Silence of the Chagos'' (

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, 2019)

Titaua Peu

* ''Pina'' (

, 2022)

Jean-Jacques Schuhl Jean-Jacques Schuhl (born October 9, 1941 in Marseille) is a French author, recipient of the 2000 Prix Goncourt literary award for his novel ''Ingrid Caven (novel), Ingrid Caven''. The book is named for the German actress and singer Ingrid Caven, w ...

* ''Dusty Pink'' ( Semiotext(e), 2018)

Carl de Souza

* ''Kaya Days'' (Two Lines Press, 2021)

Antoine Volodine and his heteronyms

"The Fringe of Reality"
(

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, 2014)
"Post-Exotic Novels, Nȯvelles, and Novelists"
( The New Inquiry, 2015)
"The Year of Octobers"
(Hayden's Ferry, 2015) * ''Radiant Terminus'' (

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, 2017)
"Slogans"
by Maria Sudayeva (

, 2017) * ''Black Village'' by Lutz Bassmann (

, 2022)

Awards

Zuckerman's translation of Devi's ''Eve Out of Her Ruins'' was shortlisted for the Best Translated Book Award, the

Albertine Prize The Albertine Prize is a French literary award granted to French writing in translation that has been publicly recognised in the United States of America. It is awarded by the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in the United States of America, ...

, and the

TA First Translation Prize The TA First Translation Prize was established by Daniel Hahn in 2017 and is awarded annually to for a debut literary translation, to be shared equally between the first-time translator and their editor. About the prize The prize was established ...

, and won the CLMP Firecracker Award. His translation of Devi's ''The Living Days'' was shortlisted for the French-American Foundation Translation Prize. In 2016, Zuckerman was awarded a PEN/Heim Translation Grant to translate Hervé Guibert's short stories. Several of his translations—including ''Now the Night Begins'', ''The Living Days'', and ''Black Village''—have receive
French Voices grants
; in 2020, ''Pina'' won the Grand Prize. In 2020, Zuckerman was named a Chevalier dans l’ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the French government.

References

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