Intimate enemies : translation in francophone contexts / edited by Kathryn Batchelor and Claire Bisdorff.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Batchelor, Kathryn, editor.

Bisdorff, Claire, 1981- editor.

Series:

Francophone postcolonial studies ; new ser., v. 4.

Francophone postcolonial studies. New series ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

French language--Translating--Social aspects.

French language.

France--Colonies--Social conditions.

France.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (viii, 264 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Liverpool : Liverpool University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The concept of translation has become central to postcolonial theory in recent decades, offering as it does a useful metaphor or metonym for many of the processes explored within the framework of postcolonial studies. Translation proper, however, remains relatively underexplored and, in many postcolonial multilingual contexts, underexploited. Texts are often read in translation without much attention being paid to the inevitable differences that open up between an original and its translation(s), the figure of the translator remains shadowy, if not invisible, and the particular languages involved in translation in postcolonial societies often still reflect colonial power dynamics.This volume draws together reflections by translators, authors and academics working across three broad geographical areas where the linguistic legacies of French colonial operations are long-lasting and complex, namely Africa, the Caribbean and the Indian Ocean. The perspectives that emerge move beyond traditional views of translation as loss or betrayal and towards a more positive outlook, highlighting the potential for translation to enrich the lives of readers, translators and authors alike, to counter some of the destructive effects of globalisation, and to promote linguistic diversity. In addition, translation is shown to be a most valuable tool in revealing the dynamics and pressures that are relevant to the political and economic contexts in which books are written, read and sold.

Contents:

Introduction: Translation

formidable enemy or needed friend? / Kathryn Batchelor

The translation market: publishing and distribution. Literary translation and language diversity in contemporary Africa / Moradewun Adejunmobi ; Translation and its others: postcolonial linguistic strategies of writers form the francophone Indian Ocean / Peter Hawkins ; Publishing francophone African literature in translation: towards a relational account of postcolonial book history / Ruth Bush ; Publishing, translation and truth / Audrey Small

Writing and translating in practice. Intimate enemies: a conversation between an author and her translator / Maryse Condé and Richard Philcox ; Translation: spreading the wings of literature / Véronique Tadjo ; Translation

a listening art / Marjolijn de Jager ; Ananda Devi as writer and translator: in interview with Julia Waters / Ananda Devi and Julia Waters ; The Négraille's testament: translating Black-label / Kathleen Gyssels and Christine Pagnoulle ; Translating heterophony in Olive Senior's stories / Christine Raguet

Translation challenges and new avenues in postcolonial translation theory. Subverting subversion? Translation practice and malpractice in the work of Patrick Chamoiseau / Carol Gilogley ; 'Un art de la fugue': translating Glissant's poetry, fiction and Prose d'idées / Claire Bisdorff ; Postcolonial intertextuality and translation explored through the work of Alain Mabanckou / Kathryn Batchelor ; Ananda Devi as transcolonial translator / Julia Waters ; Translation and current trends in African metropolitan literature / Paul Bandia.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 11 Aug 2017).

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-78138-678-1

1-78138-929-2

1-84631-799-1

OCLC:

863822187