1st Edition
Translation and the Borders of Contemporary Japanese Literature Inciting Difference
By Victoria Young
Copyright 2024
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
142 Pages
by
Routledge
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This book examines contemporary debates on such concepts as national literature, world literature, and the relationship each of these to translation, from the perspective of modern Japanese fiction.
By reading between the gaps and revealing tensions and blind spots in the image that Japanese literature presents to the world, the author brings together a series of essays and works of fiction... Read more
Introduction. Japanese Literature in the World 1. The “Trans-border” Turn 2. Translating the Literary Past 3. Inciting the Past / Sakiyama Tami 4. Translating the Gaps / Yi Yang-ji 5. Beyond “Trans-border” / Tawada Yōko Epilogue. Re/Translation
Biography
Victoria Young is the Kawashima Associate Professor in Japanese Literature and Culture at the Faculty of Asian and Middle Eastern Studies, University of Cambridge, and a Fellow of Selwyn College.
