Born Translated: The Contemporary Novel in an Age of World Literature

by Rebecca L. Walkowitz

Book Overview

As a growing number of contemporary novelists write for publication in multiple languages, the genre's form and aims are shifting. Born-translated novels include passages that appear to be written in different tongues, narrators who speak to foreign audiences, and other visual and formal techniques that treat translation as a medium rather than as an afterthought. These strategies challenge the global dominance of English, complicate "native" readership,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231165951
• ISBN13: 9780231165952
• Release Date: August 2017
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 336 Pages
• Weight: 1.05 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"