{"id":226,"date":"2015-09-30T19:27:42","date_gmt":"2015-09-30T19:27:42","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/?p=226"},"modified":"2015-09-30T22:25:50","modified_gmt":"2015-09-30T22:25:50","slug":"and-the-hippies-came-thanks-to-alumni-publishers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.library.depaul.press\/full-text\/2015\/09\/30\/and-the-hippies-came-thanks-to-alumni-publishers\/","title":{"rendered":"And the Hippies Came, Thanks to Alumni Publishers"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe objective is simple,\u201d publishing house 7Vientos<\/a> Press explains on its website: \u201cto promote diversity of cultures by bringing literature previously unavailable in English\u2026.7Vientos believes that the publishing platform should be a creative outlet for breaking from the status quo.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cDePaul is never content with the status quo,\u201d writes Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Ph.D., in his article \u201cTranslating Vincent de Paul for the 21st Century: A Case Study of Vincentian Mission Effectiveness Efforts at DePaul University.\u201d<\/a>1\u00a0\u00a0\u201cDePaul’s educational tradition is marked by innovation, by creativity and by a persistent pursuit of novel solutions to meet educational needs in the marketplace and society.\u201d<\/p>\n

Novel solutions indeed.<\/p>\n

7Vientos Press (\u201csiete vientos,\u201d meaning \u201cseven winds\u201d in honor of its seven co-founders in the Windy City) was founded in 2010 to shine a spotlight on Spanish-language literature that is under-appreciated by, or unavailable to, contemporary readers, whether Spanish or English speakers. Daniel Parra \u00c1lvarez, co-founder and editorial director, graduated from DePaul University in 2008 with a concentration in International Business. It\u2019s clear he was also concentrating on the Vincentian principle of doing <\/em>to create change.<\/p>\n

The five-year-old editorial project publishes bilingual \u201cflip books\u201d \u2014 open one cover to read the original Spanish, or flip to the other cover to read the English translation. The two texts meet in the middle. This type of binding is \u201cof great value to a range of readers, from those who haven\u2019t quite mastered the language to those who are studying advanced translation,\u201d says Renata Schneider, DePaul\u00a0Metadata Librarian and Liaison to the Department of Modern Languages<\/a>. \u201cTraditionally, these types of books are published with the translation page facing the original text. Despite the added value of having the original text easily accessible, some readers find this closeness distracting. One way to avoid this problem is by using inverted format, known as t\u00eate-b\u00eache, as is the case with 7Vientos books. The inverted format allows both the original text and the translation to function independently, minimizing distractions.\u201d Students working towards receiving a Minor in Translation will have a glowing example of the art in Kolin Jordan\u2019s work, which Jeffrey Zuckerman describes as \u201cfaultless\u201d in the Los Angeles Review of Books<\/a><\/em>. Jordan, another of the \u201cseven winds,\u201d graduated from DePaul University in 2005.<\/p>\n

The cities listed in the publishing imprint on the books\u2019 cover pages are testimony to 7Vientos\u2019 desire to foster dialogue between North America, Central America, South America, and the Caribbean: Buenos Aires, Caracas, Chicago, Ciudad de M\u00e9xico, Lima, Bogot\u00e1, San Juan. The headquarters may be in Chicago, but the reach is global.<\/p>\n

7Vientos has used Kickstarter<\/a> to help fund their projects, which proves that an eager readership is hungry for the \u201cunorthodox, experimental, and intellectually risky\u201d literature that the young press is passionate about. Their first publication, And the Hippies Came and Other Stories\/Llegaron Los Hippies\u00a0y Otros Cuentos<\/a>\u00a0<\/em>by Manuel Abreu Adorno, was supported by one hundred thirty-two backers who were inspired to see the cult classic printed in English for the first time since its 1978 publication.<\/p>\n

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The DePaul University Library has acquired the first four volumes published by 7Vientos: Malabarismos del Tedio<\/a><\/em> by Marco Antonio Escalante; Saturnalia\/Saturnario<\/a><\/em> by Rey Andu\u0301jar, translated by Kolin Jordan; Flowers\/Flores & Mishima\u2019s Illustrated Biography\/Biografi\u0301a Ilustrada de Mishima<\/a><\/em> by Mario Bellatin, translated by Kolin Jordan; And the Hippies Came and Other Stories\/Llegaron los Hippies y Otros Cuentos<\/a><\/em> by Manuel Abreu Adorno, translated by Rafael Franco Steeves.<\/p>\n

Want to meet the editorial team in person? 7Vientos will be participating in LibroFest<\/a>, a free event with literary workshops, performances and food in Malta, Illinois on Thursday October 9.<\/p>\n

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1. Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Ph.D.,\u201cTranslating Vincent de Paul for the 21st Century: A Case Study of Vincentian Mission Effectiveness Efforts at DePaul University.\u201d<\/a>\u00a0Vincentian Heritage Journal <\/em>\u00a026.1 (1 October 2005).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

\u201cThe objective is simple,\u201d publishing house 7Vientos Press explains on its website: \u201cto promote diversity of cultures by bringing literature previously unavailable in English\u2026.7Vientos believes that the publishing platform should be a creative outlet for breaking from the status quo.\u201d \u201cDePaul is never content with the status quo,\u201d writes Edward R. Udovic, C.M., Ph.D., in <\/p>\n

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