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Nos encantan estas larguísimas Newsletter's que nos llegan a través de The Raven. Os dejo primero con el texto original y entre medias, algunas traducciones (en otro color).
¡A disfrutar de las palabras que Peter S. Beagle dedica a sus fans!
It has been three months since the last RAVEN, which was longer than we planned. There's too much accumulated stuff to cover in a single issue, so we're going to do several smaller, faster ones to catch up.
This time around...
THE BIG COMICS ANNOUNCEMENT, PT. 1
PAGING NEARLY ALL OF YOU
PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT:EVEN COOLER THAN WE THOUGHT
UPCOMING APPEARANCES & EVENTS (please note: PHILADELPHIA NEXT WEEKEND)
A GREAT BIG "THANKS!" FROM PETER TOSOME WONDERFUL, SUPPORTIVE FANS
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THE BIG COMICS ANNOUNCEMENT, PART 1
A few years ago Scholastic announced plans for
a graphic novel adaptation of The Last Unicorn, to be adapted by Peter himself with art by
Michael Wm. Kaluta. It was a lovely idea, and Kaluta's character sketches were very interesting, but creative differences between Peter and Scholastic led Peter to cancel the project before it went beyond concept work.
[Como ya habíamos anunciado, gracias a Jose Gabriel y sus pesquisas en Internet, Peter S. Beagle ha firmado recientemente un contrato con la editorial IDW Publishing para publicar en versión cómic, sus dos novelas The Last Unicorn y A Fine and Private Place; para leer más, clicar aquí.]
Ever since then we've been looking for the right way to come back to the comics field. Now we're pleased to be able to formally announce the first of several new graphic deals.
FROM IDW PUBLISHING — A FINE AND PRIVATE PLACE & THE LAST UNICORN At Comic Con this year, IDW Publishing announced that they had just signed a license to do comic books and graphic novels based on A Fine and Private Place and The Last Unicorn. And so they have.
Now, don't go rushing out to your local comic book shop. This is very early news. No writers or artists have been selected at this time, or even much discussed, yet. Nothing has been scheduled. Peter hasn't had his first meeting with the editor who will be handling the project on IDW's end. Heck, we don't even know how many individual issues each novel will be broken down into! [No corráis a vuestra tienda de cómics porque éste es un proyecto muy reciente. Todavía no hay nombres establecidos de artistas y adaptadores...]
But we do know that IDW is a terrific company, and we're thrilled to be working with them. Along with their high-profile commercial tie-in books (Star Trek, G.I. Joe, Transformers, Angel, etc.) IDW is doing amazing things with graphic work inspired by literary properties, like Parker (based on the Richard Stark books by Donald Westlake), Clive Barker's The Thief of Always, Richard Matheson's Hell House, and more. Peter's books couldn't possibly be in better hands, and we look forward to sharing details with you as creative teams are selected and get to work.
A big round of applause for IDW's Chris Ryall (Publisher/Editor-In-Chief) and Greg Goldstein (Chief Operating Officer), for wanting to do these projects; and a special shout-out to writer Scott Ciencin for making the initial introduction. Thanks, guys! [A pesar de que todavía no está nada establecido - menos el contrato - Peter S. Beagle confía plenamente en la profesionalidad de IDW, quienes tienen una larga experiencia en el mercado del cómic con Star Trek, G.I.Joe, Transformers, Angel, entre otros. Además, IDW tiene ya su experiencia con los trabajos gráficos inspirados en novelas, y en cuanto se tengan más detalles del equipo creativo que llevará el proyecto, nos lo harán saber.]
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PAGING NEARLY ALL OF YOU
In the last RAVEN, Peter made a direct plea for help from his fans, asking them to subscribe to his new
52/50 Project or else buy something from Conlan Press. As he put it, "If you make just one purchase, or convince someone else to do so the same...and if enough of the other readers who get THE RAVEN do likewise...if that happens, then the financial crisis I've been in since my mother died in 2006 will finally be over."
The good news is that 473 people have stepped up to the plate since then and made a purchase that helped Peter, either online at
Conlan Press or at BayCon, Comic Con, or some other recent personal appearance.
[Desde el último llamamiento para la suscripción de su nuevo proyecto online 52/50 Project, se han volcado otros 473 fans para adquirir este nuevo lanzamiento, además de dar apoyo Peter adquiriendo sus otras novelas a través de Conlan Press, BayCon, en el Comic Con y otros lugares donde Peter S. Beagle apareció en público.]
The bad news is that 12,400 people get this newsletter...meaning only 3.8% of you responded to Peter's plea.
That wasn't enough to change things. It eased the pressure a little bit, for a little while, but that's all.
Peter is plenty grateful for even that much help, of course, and further down in this RAVEN he personally thanks all of you who pitched in.
For those who didn't, well...we'd like to ask you to consider doing so now. What would be a small thing for you would be a huge thing for Peter, if all 96.2% of you joined in. Together you've got the power to completely change Peter's life. Simply put — if all of you
made a purchase now, or
subscribed to Peter's 52/50 Project, then (a) Peter would be completely and forever out of debt; (b) more than a dozen of his long-delayed new and reissued books would finally be released; and (c) he would be free to focus all his attention, without distraction, on doing what he does best: writing brilliantly.
That kind of response would also be a big enough news item, all by itself, to spread Peter's name all over the world through the mainstream media. A true internet success story...and the big publishers and media companies who have been ignoring Peter and his work wouldn't be able to do that any more. There would certainly be no looking back, then.
All of you Peter S. Beagle fans, together — you could be the match that lights a bonfire.
Neil Gaiman put it this way: "For over forty years, Peter S. Beagle has been the gold standard of fantasy, one of the most elegant and genuine writers of fantastic fiction out there. His short stories are jewels. In Japan they declare their finest, most irreplaceable artists national treasures, and if there was any justice in the world Peter S. Beagle would be declared a treasure and be left alone to get on with making magic."
[Neil Gaiman dijo una vez: "Durante cuarenta años, Peter S. Beagle ha sido el estandarte dorado de la fantasía, uno de los más elegantes y genuinos escritores de fantasía y ciencia ficción. Sus historias son joyas. En Japón declaran tesoro nacional a sus artistas y si hay justícia en el mundo, Peter S. Beagle también sería considerado tal, y ya no hablemos de su facilidad para crear mágia."]
We think Neil is absolutely right. Please help us make it happen.
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PETER'S 52/50 PROJECT: EVEN COOLER THAN WE THOUGHT
When Connor first pitched Peter on doing 52 new songs and poems in a single year, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Peter selling his first book, Connor had no idea what he was unleashing. And when Peter nervously said "Okay..." and agreed to try, he had no idea how much fun he would have.
[Cuando Connor le propuso a Peter el proyecto de realizar 52 canciones y poemas en un solo año, para celebrar el 50 Aniversario de la venta de su primera novela, no tenían ni idea de en qué se habían metido. Y cuando Peter dijo un poco inquieto que sí, que lo intentaría, no se imaginaba cuánto disfrutaría con ello.]
Now at 17 weeks in, nearly a third of the way through the whole year, they are both flabbergasted at how smoothly the run has gone, and how amazing it has been. There have been elegies and sea chanteys, sonnets and Irish drinking songs, kids tunes and blues, comic turns and deeply serious explorations...each week something new, something different, something utterly unexpected: a rich, satisfying, constantly unpredictable expression of Peter's dazzling creativity.
Here are sample sections of the first 16, going back to the very first, which went out on Peter's birthday: [Ahora, 17 semanas más tarde, se dan cuenta de lo rápido que ha pasado y de lo bonito que es. Ha habido de todo, desde canciones irlandesas, música, poemas tristes... cada semana algo nuevo, algo diferente. Aquí tenéis algunos ejemplos. Clicar sobre cada título para que os redireccione a la web de Conlan Press y poder leer una pequeña parte de este gran trabajo que está lejos de estar acabado.]
When the Project started, the plan was simple: 52 new Beagle song lyrics and poems, delivered weekly by email to subscribers, with 10 to be based on subscriber suggestions. But from the very first week things started to get more elaborate...
First, Connor wound up typesetting everything beautifully, and illustrating each release with an original color creation in Photoshop. (That picture just above is from the most recent creation in the series, a true story from Peter's past called "The Pigeon and the Dog.")
Then Peter starting writing much more elaborate notes than he'd originally planned.
And finally the two of them decided that all 52 creations had to be recorded. Every single one of them — some by Peter himself, others by musicians Peter will select, a list which may wind up including some surprisingly well-known names. Peter has friends and acquaintances in interesting places... [Al principio, el plan del 52/50 Project era bien sencillo: 52 canciones y poemas nuevos de Beagle, 10 de ellos en base a peticiones de sus fans. Pero desde la primera semana se dieron cuenta, él y Connor, que había mucho más trabajo detrás de todo ello del que sospechaban... La cuestión es que se han animado mucho con este proyecto y han decidido que, una vez acabados de publicar los 52 poemas y canciones, harán su versión audio. ¡Sí, sí! La versión audio de todos estos poemas maravillosos, para que podamos oírlos de la voz de Peter. S Beagle.]
Each Monday's new creation in your email inbox, as a PDF file, for the rest of the Project.
All 52 recordings in MP3 file format, delivered by email as they are completed and mixed to Peter's satisfaction.
A 50% discount on any future CD, book, or DVD release of the Project materials.
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UPCOMING APPEARANCES & EVENTS
[Y a contiunuación, las próximas oportunidades para ver a Peter S. Beagle
en vivo y directo]
8/14/09 — Philadelphia, PAPHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY — READING / Q&A / SIGNING Business meeting starts at 8 PMPeter's session starts at 9 PMInternational House3701 Chestnut StreetPhiladelphia, PA 19104info:
8/15/09 — Philadelphia, PAUNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA BOOKSTORE — READING / Q&A / SIGNING12:30 PM to 1:30 PMEvents area, 2nd level3601 Walnut St - University Square, Philadelphia, PA 19104-3895phone: 215-898-7595
8/15/09 — Philadelphia, PAROBINS BOOKSTORE / MOONSTONE ART CENTER — READING / Q&A / SIGNING7 PM to whenever they kick us out110A S. 13th Street, Philadelphia, PA 19107phone: 215-735-9600
9/3/09 — Gadsden, ALGADSDEN PUBLIC LIBRARY — READING / Q&A / SIGNING 6 PM254 College Street, Gadsden, AL 35901phone: 256-549-4699
9/4/09 through 7/7/09 — Atlanta, GADRAGON*CONDealer's Room[Please note the change! Peter has always been in the Walk of Fame before, but not this time.]Atlanta Marriot Marquis265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, GA 30303
10/10/09 — San Francisco, CALITQUAKE 2009: SCIENCE FICTION HOUR2 PMPeter and several other SF/fantasy authors will be doing brief readings. Right now the list for the hour is Peter, Kage Baker, Scott Browne, David Murphy, and John Shirley. Koret Auditorium, San Francisco Public Library100 Larkin Street, San Francisco, CA 94102phone: 408-200-1234
10/17/09 & 10/18/09 — Chicago, ILOPENING WEEKEND OF PROMETHEAN THEATER ENSEMBLE'SNEW STAGE PRODUCTION OF THE LAST UNICORN8 PM on 10/17 [opening night!] 3 PM on 10/18Peter will be speaking, plus doing audience Q&A and signing, after both shows City Lit Stage1020 W. Bryn Mawr Avenue, Chicago IL 60660phone: 773-293-3682TICKETS:
MORE INFORMATION ON THE SHOW:
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MASCOT NEWS
Finn, the RAVEN office wondercat, has Undergone The Trauma Of Moving.
After spending the first three years of his life pretty much entirely within the confines of a smallish one-bedroom apartment in San Francisco, he now lives in a large and unusual house in Montara, about 25 miles south on the California coast. For the first week it was almost impossible to get him to leave his cat carrier, but after a while he finally sallied forth and took full possession of his new domain. Stairs, which were entirely new to him, are officially the best toys in the world — especially at night, when he can make the maximum amount of noise throwing himself up and down them at top feline velocity. [Y aquí la mascota oficial de The Raven. ¡Qué curioso!]
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MY PERSONAL THANKS
by Peter S. Beagle
To all the people who responded so warmly and graciously to my request for aid through their purchases of my work — my thanks beyond any proper words. Those of you who have subscribed to the 52/50 Project, or bought things of mine through Conlan Press, have helped to ease, a little bit, some of the financial difficulties I'm facing. [A todos aquellos quienes respondísteis a mi petición de ayuda para dar a conocer mi trabajo a través de vuestros medios os doy las gracias más allá de las papalabras en sí. Aquellos que os habéis suscrito al 52/50 Project o comprado mis obras a través de Conlan Press, me habéis ayudado a sobrellevar algunas de mis penúrias económicas.]
I'm not out of the woods yet. Far from it. I could certainly still use help. The last few years have been extraordinarily hard, both professionally and personally, and there are still many problems to solve. My debts remain large, and I watch in frustration as certain people and companies make large sums of money from my work while continuing to refuse to pay what they owe me (Granada and Saul Zaentz, I'm talking to you). But those of you who have recently subscribed and purchased...your support has made life more bearable. You've helped me stay focused on creating new things. [Todavía no las he superado todas, estoy lejos de conseguirlo y seguiré necesitando ayuda. Los últimos años han sido especialmente duros, tanto en el terreno profesional como el particular, y todavía queda mucho por arreglar. Mis deudas todavía son grandes y veo frustrado como algunas personas y compañías se hacen de oro a mi costa, negándose a pagar lo que me deben (Granada y Saul Zaents, estoy hablando de vosotros). Pero todos vosotros quienes os habéis suscrito a mis últimos proyectos y habéis comprado mis obras... vuestra ayuda ha hecho que todo sea más soportable. Gracias a vosotros puedo seguir creando.]
Today I feel a special responsibility to an audience I never really knew I had, not in all this time...and at the age of 70, I'm as aware of that particular winged chariot as Andrew Marvell ever was. You who are listed below have all my gratitude. I hope others will join you, so I can thank them too. [Me siento especialmente responsable de una audiencia que nunca supe que tenía, no en todo este tiempo... y a mis 70 años, soy más consciente de este impulso alado que me dáis... Vosotros quienes estáis en la lista que adjunto, tenéis todo mi agradecimiento. Espero que otros se unan a vosotros, para poder agradecérselo también a ellos.]
— Oakland, August 2009
Since the last RAVEN newsletter, 119 people subscribed to my 52/50 Project. Another 74 people subscribed and bought something else of mine as well. And 280 other people helped me by buying one or more books, DVDs, or art prints. I appreciate all of you very much. Every day, as I write, I am keeping you in mind.
[En The Raven original, viene una larga lista de aquellos que hemos comprado las novelas, proyectos, art prints, DVDs y otras cositas, a modo de agradecimiento por nuestro apoyo a Peter S. Beagle.]
THANKS!
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