Translating The Witcher : publishing fantasy fiction in Europe / Justine Breton

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Breton, Justine, 1990- author.

Series:

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture

Cambridge elements. Elements in publishing and book culture, 2514-8524

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sapkowski, Andrzej. Wiedźmin--Translations.

Sapkowski, Andrzej.

Fantasy fiction--Translations.

Fantasy fiction.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2026

Summary:

"This study traces the editorial journey of Andrzej Sapkowski's fantasy work from Poland to the world, focusing on the stages of dissemination, translation, and publishing that Wiedźmin (The Witcher) has been undergoing in Europe. The analysis focuses on the author's intentions and those of his editorial teams in different countries, considering the target audiences, the successive translations and the series in which the volumes of The Witcher have been published. Doing so, it aims at questioning the specificities of translating fantasy fiction, especially from a lesser-known European language and with stories filled with multicultural folkloric references. It also studies how the various adaptations of the cycle have had an impact over its development and diffusion. The analysis is centered on Europe, where the process has been particularly dense, but it is occasionally completed with the impact of The Witcher in other regions of the world, including Asia and South America"-- Cambridge Core

Contents:

Publishing fantasy in 1980s-1990s Poland

Translating and adapting fantasy

Publishing : ambitions, processes, obstacles

Diversification and editorial legitismisation

Conclusion : something ends, something begins

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references

Online resource; title from PDF title page (Cambridge Core, viewed June 1, 2026)

Other Format:

Print version: Breton, Justine, 1990- Translating The Witcher

ISBN:

9781009676441

100967644X

9781009676434

1009676431

OCLC:

1577291172

Publisher Number:

CIPO000374377

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license