Translation and the Borders of Contemporary Japanese Literature

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.

Autorentext

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.

Inhalt

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 Y ko Epilogue. Re/Translation