CHAIN 10

who only deserves a name in italics at the end of the piece.The translator
is a visible creator who also has a responsibility to be in dialogue with the
author and to not treat the original work as a completely knowable object,
or as simply an interesting excuse for word play. Because we see translation
as the result of such a rigorous conversation, we decided to put the author
and translator names beside each other.
We also decided to include, whenever possible, the work in the original
language (there are several exceptions where either the translator refused
or it just didn’t make sense).We are very grateful to the translators for
providing the originals, for obtaining permission to reprint them, and for
their help with typesetting them. If the original piece was previously published,
the translators have made all reasonable efforts in good faith to
obtain permission from copyright holders.Any permission omissions will
be corrected in future issues. Deirdre Kovac, who typeset this issue, also
deserves our thanks for her patient and attentive work with so many different
fonts and languages.
—JO & JS
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