From: "Richard Singer" <chardsinger-AT-lycos.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Dec 2004 12:27:03 -0500
Subject: Re: AUT: Re: Subcomandante Marcos Libro


"Nate Holdren" <nateholdren-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
 
> hey Lowe-
> I've thought about translating it as well, but I think there's a
> translation planned already and I think they want to sell it to make
> money for good causes - makes simple anti-intellectual property
> positions a little more complex in my opinion.

One good cause worth contributing to is the cause of supplying translations for free to some of your struggling, underemployed comrades on the Aut-Op-Sy list.  Don't you think...?  ;)


Richard   



> On Tue, 14 Dec 2004 13:41:53 +0100, Lowe Laclau <lowe.laclau-AT-gmail.com> wrote:
> > Richard,
> >
> > > What I'm wondering about is what Marcos' first novel (now in the
> > > works) will be like.  Hopefully, his co-author and editor will both
> > > help to trim down the flowery writing style.
> > >
> > > Richard
> >
> > No flowery writing style there. I actually found the first chapter
> > quite intriguing. I'm quite happy to find that despite the
> > semi-triumph of reactive thinking and cynicism in so many places in
> > the north that the imagination still has a place in revolution in the
> > South.
> >
> > I'm not sure what the translation plans for the chapters will be (if
> > they'll be translated and published chapter by chapter as well in
> > other language periodicals and magazines or if you'll have to wait
> > until its all done). I could theoretically translate it (since I used
> > to do spanish/english translation work) but I'm afraid it'd infringe
> > upon my wild party sex/drugs/rock-n-roll lifestyle, and my constant
> > drunkenness might be a pose a slight concentration problem.
> >
> > Lowe

-- 
_______________________________________________
Find what you are looking for with the Lycos Yellow Pages
http://r.lycos.com/r/yp_emailfooter/http://yellowpages.lycos.com/default.asp?SRC=lycos10



     --- from list aut-op-sy-AT-lists.village.virginia.edu ---