Glossary entry

French term or phrase:

mener un travail mémoriel

English translation:

His work delves expertly into the past

Added to glossary by Philippa Smith
Jun 22, 2020 13:23
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French term

mener un travail mémoriel

French to English Art/Literary Poetry & Literature
Il mène un travail mémoriel de qualité, avec en particulier [list of books authored]

The context is a piece about a writer who has written fiction for adults and children as well as a travel guide. This appears in a mini bio about him.
Change log

Jul 6, 2020 05:28: Philippa Smith Created KOG entry

Discussion

Timothy Rake Jun 22, 2020:
“Documentary” or possibly “personal memoir”?
philgoddard Jun 22, 2020:
It possibly means fiction set in the relatively recent past, implying some connection with the collective memory. "Historical fiction" might work, but if you can't tell us who he is, you'd have to check that everything he's written fits into that category.
Vivien Green (asker) Jun 22, 2020:
I can't say who it is for confidentiality reasons unfortunately but yes, I think some or all of his work is historical fiction.
philgoddard Jun 22, 2020:
Is it historical fiction? If not, could you tell us who he is?

Proposed translations

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His work delves expertly into the past

Or:
"His work skilfully keeps the past alive"
Peer comment(s):

agree Ben Gaia
9 hrs
Thanks Ben!
agree Victoria Britten
22 hrs
Thanks Victoria!
agree Elodie Marias
9 days
Thanks Elodie!
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he carries out a high-quality kind of memory work

According to Wikipedia, "Memory work is a process of engaging with the past which has both an ethical and historical dimension.'
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/his/ is a work-in-progress of remembrance

If this is a US American author of Canadian French descent, then some of us will have a pretty shrewd idea of the writer in point.
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to be engaged in an act of memory

Just a suggestion that may work, depending on the information unavailable to us..
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To research the past

This may be what is meant, out simply
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