This article explores the first translations of novels by Machado de Assis into English, published in the 1950s and 1960s, understanding them as a complex process that, beyond the drive and dedication of translators and editors, involved political and geopolitical issues associated with the relations between the United States and Latin American countries during and after World War II.
Keywords:
Machado de Assis; translation; publishing; transnational studies
| Title | Year | Copies | Publisher |
|---|---|---|---|
| Epitaph of Small Winner | 1952 | 4,185 | Noonday |
| 1953 | 1,855 | Noonday | |
| 4,000 | W. H. Allen | ||
| 1955 | 3,000 | Noonday | |
| 1956 | 3,000 | Noonday | |
| 1959 | 3,000 | Noonday | |
| 1962 | 2,000 | Noonday | |
| 1964 | 2,000 | Noonday | |
| Total | 23,040 | ||
| Sources: Letters from The Haddon Craftsmen to Book Find Club dated Oct. 10, 1952, Dec. 8, 1952, and Sept. 25, 1953, FSG Box 219; from Book Find Club to Noonday Press, Nov. 11, 1954, FSG Box 219; from Laurence Pollinger to Martin Secker & Warburg, Nov. 22, 1961, FSG Box 218; from Noonday Press to the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, March 2, 1964, FSG Box 218. | |||
| Dom Casmurro | 1953 | 5,000 | Noonday |
| 3,000 | W. H. Allen | ||
| 1960 | 3,000 | Noonday | |
| 1961 | 3,000 | Noonday | |
| Total | 14,000 | ||
| Sources: Letters from Noonday Press to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Jan. 13, 1953, FSG, Box 218; from Noonday Press to Martin Secker & Warburg, Nov. 22, 1960, FSG Box 218; from Noonday Press to Laurence Pollinger, Aug. 21, 1961, FSG Box 218; from Noonday Press to the Brazilian Embassy in Washington, March 2, 1964, FSG Box 218. | |||
| Philosopher or Dog? / The Heritage of Quincas Borba | 1954 | 5,000 | Noonday Press |
| 3,294 | W. H. Allen | ||
| Total | 8,294 | ||
| Source: Letter from Laurence Pollinger to Martin Secker & Warburg Frederic Warburg, Nov. 22, 1961. | |||
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