Eugene Jolas (1894-1952) was a writer, translator and literary critic. 1894 was a common year starting on Monday (see link for calendar). ... 1952 - Wikipedia /**/ @import /skins/monobook/IE50Fixes. ... Though anyone who creates a written work may be called a writer, the term is usually reserved for those who write creatively or professionally, or those who have written in many different forms. ... Translation is an activity comprising the interpretation of the meaning of a text in one language—the source text—and the production of a new, equivalent text in another language—the target text, also called the translation. ... Literary criticism is the study, discussion, evaluation, and interpretation of literature. ...

He was born in Union City, New Jersey, but grew up in Lorraine in France to which his family returned when he was two years old. He spent periods of his adult life living in both the USA and France, but wrote mostly in English. Union City is a city located in Hudson County, New Jersey. ... Capital Metz Area 23,547 km² Regional President Jean-Pierre Masseret Population  - 2005 estimate  - 1999 census  - Density 2,310,376 98/km² Arrondissements 19 Cantons 157 Communes 2,337 Départements Meurthe-et-Moselle Meuse Moselle Vosges Lorraine ( German: Lothringen) is a historical area in present-day northeast France. ... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The word Usa has more than one meaning: U.S.A. - The United States of America The United States Army Usa, Oita - A city in Japan The USA cable network USA Today national daily newspaper The University of Southern Alabama goes by the initials U.S.A. The patriotic cheer... The French Republic or France (French: République française or France) is a country whose metropolitan territory is located in western Europe, and which is further made up of a collection of overseas islands and territories located in other continents. ... The English language is a West Germanic language that originates in England. ...

Along with his wife Maria McDonald and Elliot Paul, in 1927 he founded the influential Parisian literary magazine, Transition. Maria Jolas, born Maria McDonald on January 12, 1893, Louisville, Kentucky, United States - died March 4, 1987 in Paris, France, was one of the founding members of transition in Paris, France with her husband Eugene Jolas. ... Elliot Harold Paul (February 10, 1891-April 7, 1958), was an American journalist and author. ... The Eiffel Tower has become the symbol of Paris throughout the world. ... The title given to this article is incorrect due to technical limitations. ...

Works

Jolas' published works include:

• Secession in Astropolis (1929)
• I Have Seen Monsters and Angels
• An essay on James Joyce in Our Exagmination Round His Factification for Incamination of Work in Progress (1929), a collection on Joyce that also included contributions from Robert McAlmon, William Carlos Williams and Samuel Beckett.

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External links

• Brief biography (http://www.iblist.com/author8410.htm)
• A more extensive biography (http://webtext.library.yale.edu/xml2html/beinecke.jolas.nav.html)