Comments on: Roundup

By: nancyhira

nancyhira — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 19:59:59 +0000

Am at 18%, according to my Kindle, but really picking up speed as I am sucked in by IJ more & more. God, the garage scene with Jim & the Deceased (and the unforgettable flask as bit player) — that w2ill bring your childhood demons out of the closet!

By: MacD

MacD — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 04:51:37 +0000

And Italian, says WorldCat. FYI.

By: Jim H.

Jim H. — Wed, 19 Aug 2009 01:21:42 +0000

For good or ill, I’m still in—though woefully behind. I’ve blogged about my experience here: http://wisdomofthewest.blogspot.com/2009/08/slumgullion.html.

And this to Bergamot: is that you Will P.? If so, drop in at my blog and say hello.

Best,
Jim H.

By: Paul

Paul — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 19:15:27 +0000

Thanks all for the translation information.

I had actually been puzzling recently to see if it had been translated. I couldn’t find it anywhere. So, thanks for your diligence.

I did wonder about the feasibility of translating…especially translating it into French (or Quebecker anyhow).

By: mattbucher

mattbucher — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:52:30 +0000

Lauren,
IJ has also been translated into Spanish and I think Japanese (there is a Japanese version of Broom of the System and Signifying Rappers, too). Here’s more on the Spanish edition:
http://www.barcelonareview.com/36/s_jff.htm

By: Lauren

Lauren — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 15:25:47 +0000

Anyone know what other languages IJ has been translated into? I Googled around a bit, but other than Italian, didn’t find anything.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:47:28 +0000

The Pale Summer — HA! We’ll all be indoors reading, so we won’t get tans.

By: Karen

Karen — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 13:47:03 +0000

Oh man, there are going to be German words that go on for several lines. I can’t fathom it.

By: Joan

Joan — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 11:30:30 +0000

A forum thread has started on this – so perhaps like the t-shirt idea we can get critical mass going for it: http://infinitesummer.org/forums/viewtopic.php?f=7&t=335
I seem to remember an early interview with Matthew where he thought it would only be him and a few friends doing this crazy Infinite Summer project – the last paragraph here about Chaz pretty much sums up to me how wildly successful this is. Congratulations to Matthew for getting this going!

By: Kevin

Kevin — Tue, 18 Aug 2009 06:43:11 +0000

I don’t know if I’m the first to suggest this, but I think the IS crew should set up a sequel site next year for Wallace’s soon-to-be-posthumously-published novel. Though I’m not sure ‘The Pale Summer’ is quite as catchy.