Translation and the Borders of Contemporary Japanese Literature Inciting Difference

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 that are normally kept separate in distinct subgenres, such as Okinawan literature, zainichi literature written by ethnic Koreans, and other "trans-border" works. The act of translation is reimagined in figurative, expanded, and even disruptive ways with a focus on marginal spaces and trans-border movements. The result decentres the common image of Japanese literature while creating connections to wider questions of multilingualism, decolonisation, historical revisionism, and trauma that are so central to contemporary literary studies.This book will be of interest to all those who study modern Japan and Japanese literature, as well as those working in the wider field of translation studies, as it subjects the concept of world literature to searching analysis.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Young Victoria, Victoria Young
• Editore: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Contenuto: Libro
• Forma del prodotto: Copertina rigida
• Data pubblicazione: 03.06.2024
• Categoria: Scienze umane, arte, musica > Scienze linguistiche e letterarie > Letteratura generale e comparata; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Scienze sociali, tematiche generali
• EAN: 9781032564869
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3256486-9
• Numero di pagine: 134
• Serie: Routledge Contemporary Japan Series
• Categorie: Japan, LITERARY CRITICISM / General, Japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / 21st Century, LITERARY CRITICISM / Asian / Japanese, LITERARY CRITICISM / Modern / General, Translation & interpretation, Literary studies: from c 1900 -, Asian History, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Literary studies: c 1900 to c 2000, Translation and interpretation, multilingual literary analysis;decolonial literary theory;marginalised narratives;ethnic minority authors;trauma representation;historical revisionism studies;trans-border Japanese fiction studies, trauma representation, marginalised narratives, ethnic minority authors, decolonial literary theory, trans-border Japanese fiction studies, historical revisionism studies