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André Alphons Lefevere (1945 – 27 March 1996) was a translation theorist. He had studied at the University of Ghent (1964–1968) and then obtained his PhD at the University of Essex in 1972. When he died of acute leukemia, he was Professor of Germanic Studies at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Despite the fact that the German dramatist was canonized in the world in the 1970s, and his plays were “now [then] translated more on his own terms (according to his 18 André Lefevere, Translating Literature, Practice and Theory in a Comparative Literature Context, Second Edition, the Modern Language Association of America, 1994, p. 9 19 ...
Nov 14, 2016 · framework of a culture and its history, André Lefevere explores how rewriting manipulates works of literature to ideological and artistic ends, and demonstrates how rewriting a text can give it a new, sometimes subversive, historical or
- Andre Lefevere
- 1991
- Kurt Vonnegut made multiple attempts to start Slaughterhouse-Five. After repeated and failed attempts to start his “Dresden book,” Vonnegut finally began what would become Slaughterhouse-Five during a two-year teaching stint at the University of Iowa Writers’ Workshop.
- Vonnegut credits Iowa’s writing program for rekindling his love of literature. “Suddenly writing seemed very important again,” he said. “This was better than a transplant of monkey glands for a man my age.”
- He was offered an impressive book advance. Impressed by the book reviews Vonnegut wrote during his hiatus from fiction, publisher Seymour Lawrence offered Vonnegut a $25,000 advance to work on his Dresden book (and two other novels) full-time.
- Slaughterhouse-Five was an instant hit. Published on March 31, 1969, Slaughterhouse-Five became an instant and surprise hit. It spent 16 weeks on The New York Times bestseller list and went through five printings by July.
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André Lefèbvre (19 August 1894 – 4 May 1964) was a French automobile engineer. André René Lefèbvre was born in Louvres, France (North of Paris, Val d'Oise). He began his career as an aviation engineer working for Voisin, then later for Renault and Citroën. He was also a racing driver and racing car designer.
