Results for French translation of Changó, el gran putas : Manuel Zapata Olivella: Correspondences

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Document Type	Document Date	Title	Language	Brief Description
Letter	June 23, 1987	letter to Cozannet	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Cozannet to inform her that "Changó, el gran putas" is a finalist for the Premio Rómulo Gallegos. He hopes that he can help convince Payot to write to the jury about their plans to translate and publish the novel in French. He also thanks Cozannet for his help publishing "¡Levántate mulato! por mi raza habará el espíritu" in French as "Lève-toi mulâtre l’esprit parlare a travers ma race" (1987) .
Letter	January 15, 1992	letter to Lewis	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Marvin A. Lewis to inform him that the IV Congreso de la Cultura Negra de las Américas will not take place in 1993 as planned. He also mentions that the French translation of "Changó, el gran putas" was published as "Changó, de sacré dieu" by Miroirs.
Letter	January 16, 1992	letter to Wauters	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Wauters to thank him for his work to publish the French translation of “Changó, el gran putas” (“Changó, de sacré dieu”). He advises that Wauters market the novel by emphasizing his chapters on the French Revolution and Columbus’s voyages. He also requests that he be sent the rest of the copies promised to him as an author as well as some extra copies to distribute to interested parties in Latin America. Finally, he requests copies of all criticism and publicity that the novel receives in France.
Letter	February 19, 1985	letter to Dorita Piquero de Nouhaud	Spanish	Manuel Zapata Olivella accepts Françoise Cozannet's recommendation to have Dorita Piquero de Nouhaud translate his novel, "Changó, el gran putas" into French (published by Editions Payot). He also asks to work closely with Nouhaud to prevent the "many idiomatic problems" that characterize his work.
Letter	March 28, 1985	letter to Pidoux-Payot	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Pidoux-Payot to confirm that Piquero de Nouhaud will translate " Changó, el gran putas" into French. He also mentions that Oveja Negra has published a second edition of the novel and that he has requested, in writing, that they revert to him all rights to translate and publish his work in other languages ("revertieran a mí todos los derechos para traducción y publicación en otras lenguas").
Letter	June 05, 1987	letter to Cozannet	Spanish	In a letter to Cozannet, Zapata Olivella celebrates the publication of his "¡Levántate mulato! por mi raza habará el espíritu" (1990) in French as "Lève-toi, mulâtre l’espirit parlare a travers ma race" (1987). Zapata Olivella also mentions his pending trip to Gabon to serve on the organizational committee for the third Festival Panafricano de Artes y Culturas (FESPAC) .
Letter	June 23, 1987	letter to Nouhaud	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Piquero de Nouhaud to inform her that "Changó, el gran putas" is a finalist for the Premio Rómulo Gallegos. He hopes that she can help convince Payot to write to the jury about their plans to translate and publish the novel in French. He also mention that Piquero de Nouhaud's proposed title, "Changó, le grand puissant" is a good fit. The novel will eventually be published as "Changó, de sacré dieu" (1991).
Letter	December 20, 1986	letter from Cozannet	Spanish	Cozannet writes to Zapata Olivella to inform him that the publication of the French tranlsation of "¡Levántate mulato! por mi raza habará el espíritu" is complete. He requests that Zapata Olivella send a "less melancholic" photo for the cover and also is optimistic about the French translation of "Changó, el gran putas."
Letter	August 10, 1987	letter to Cozannet	Spanish	Zapata Olivella writes to Cozannet about the upcoming Semana Cultural Colombiana and Payot's plans to visit Bogotá. Zapata Olivella also mentions that he has included copies of letters he has sent to Elizabeth Burgos and Payot for Cozannet's reference.
Letter	December 11, 1987	letter from Cohen	French	Olivier Cohen sends Zapata Olivella a contract from Editions Payot for the rights to publish the French translation of "Changó, el gran putas." The contract stipulates the terms of its offer, outlines royalties payments, and names Dorita Piquero de Nouhaud as the translator.
Letter	February 20, 1985	letter from Cozannet	Spanish	Cozannet writes to Rosa Zapata about his progress regarding the French translation of "Changó, el gran putas" and "Las claves mágicas de los negros de América." He laments that Claude Fell will not be the translator for "Changó." Instead, he writes that Dorita Piquero de Nouhaud has been selected. Cozannet also requests copies of the letters of support that Zapata Olivella has received from the French Ambassador to Colombia, the director of COLCULTURA, and the cultural attaché for Belisario Betancourt. Cozannet believes these letters will be useful to secure financing from Payot.
Letter	January 09, 1992	letter to Captain-Hidalgo	Spanish	In a letter to Captain-Hidalgo, Zapata Olivella discusses his ongoing issues finding a publisher for "Hemingway, el cazador de la muerte." He also notes that Editions Miroirs will publish "Chango, el gran putas" in French and that Rei Andes has signed on for a third addition of the novel. Moreover, he discusses his work on his new novel, "Retorno a la Utopía."