{"product_id":"9781628925098","title":"English as a Literature in Translation","description":"\u003cstrong\u003eEnglish as a Literature in Translation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor(s): Fiona J. Doloughan\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor many writers writing in English today, English is but one of a number of languages, and by extension cultures, to which they have access. The question arises of the impact of this sometimes latent, sometimes explicit, multilingualism on generic and other literary forms and conventions. To what extent is English literature today a literature in translation in the sense that it is formed at the confluence of different literary and cultural traditions and is mediated or brokered by multilingual individuals? And to what extent might literary creativity today be premised on access to more than one language and\/or set of cultural and literary traditions? \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eEnglish as a Literature in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e examines the complexities of writing in English and assesses the extent to which language practices in English have been localized and\/or culturally inflected, even as English has become a global medium of communication.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eReview(s):\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e“This well-written book explores contemporary literature in English by multilingual authors who reflect linguistic and cultural diversity. Doloughan (Open Univ., UK) illustrates their ‘translating’ and mediating role by analyzing such key texts as Polish-born Eva Hoffman's\u003ci\u003e Lost in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e (1989), Chilean Ariel Dorfman's play \u003ci\u003eDeath and the Maiden\u003c\/i\u003e (1991), and Texan Gloria Anzaldúa's \u003ci\u003eBorderlands \u003c\/i\u003e(1987). Including James Kelman's \u003ci\u003eTranslated Accounts \u003c\/i\u003e(2001) here is amply justified, since his idiomatic expression, informed by working-class roots and a Scottish dialect, deviates enough from the ‘norm’ to require some ‘translation’ by the reader. The most interesting case study deals with, among other texts, \u003ci\u003eA Concise Chinese-English Dictionary for Lovers\u003c\/i\u003e (2008) by the incredibly prolific multilingual author and filmmaker Xiaolu Guo (b. 1973), who presently lives in London. Doloughan briefly acknowledges that Guo also uses ‘visual language’ as a medium but seems to ignore its full importance: Guo dedicated the award-winning 2011 film adaptation of her novel \u003ci\u003eUFO in Her Eyes\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) to Mikhail Kalatozov and his 1964 film\u003ci\u003e Soy Cuba\u003c\/i\u003e. Guo's latest novel, \u003ci\u003eI Am China \u003c\/i\u003e(2014), is an exact translation of this very title. Similarly, Guo pays homage to Jean-Luc Godard's 1967 film\u003ci\u003e La Chinoise\u003c\/i\u003e with her films \u003ci\u003eShe, a Chinese\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eOnce upon a Time Proletarian\u003c\/i\u003e (both 2009).\u003cb\u003e Summing Up:\u003c\/b\u003e Recommended. Graduate students, researchers, faculty.” -\u003ci\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“No language-certainly not the hybrid, motley creature that English has evolved into-exists in sovereign isolation. Challenging the linguaphobia and xenophobia that has infected political discourse in the United Kingdom and the United States, Fiona J. Doloughan offers an invigorating reading of English in the presence of and creative symbiosis with other languages. Through careful, insightful analyses of narratives of translation by Eva Hoffman, Xiaolu Guo, Ariel Dorfman, James Kelman, Gloria Anzaldúa, and Sandra Cisneros, Doloughan makes an important contribution to comparative literature, translation and translingual studies, and applied linguistics. \u003ci\u003eEnglish as a Literature in Translation\u003c\/i\u003e demands a fresh perspective not only on those authors but on conventional notions of text, context, and national identity.” —\u003ci\u003eSteven G. Kellman, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Texas at San Antonio, USA, and author of The Translingual Imagination (2000)\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“This is a timely and important book that highlights the ways in which contemporary writers in English are engaging with translation and multilingualism. Fiona Doloughan investigates the changing linguistic landscape in the English-speaking world and shows the extent to which writing today is grounded in different notions of translation.” —\u003ci\u003eSusan Bassnett, Professor of Comparative Literature, University of Warwick and University of Glasgow, UK\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“Where English is not the world's first language, it is the second of  choice. Any non-anglophone author will seek an English translation of  their books.  Yet in London's primary schools over 340 diverse languages  are spoken, almost none of which are taught in the rapidly-declining  field of \"Foreign\" Languages. Are overseas writers seeking English  publication adapting to the restricted vocabulary of Globish? Or is  global English being refreshed by the multiple inflections of local  idioms and international street slang? Fiona J. Doloughan examines  pluringual Britain and celebrates the emergence of a new literature   that mixes genres and crosses borders. Part fresh research, part a long  overdue theoretical review of what we read, write and say, her voice  speaks for contemporary Britain.” —\u003ci\u003eAmanda Hopkinson, Visiting Professor in Literary Translation, City University London, UK, and Visiting Professor at the Centre for Translation and Intercultural Studies, Manchester University, UK, author of A History of Photography in Mexico, and translator from Spanish, Portuguese, and French\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eISBN:  9781628925098\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e ","brand":"Bloomsbury Academic","offers":[{"title":"Hardback","offer_id":40595608404174,"sku":"9781628925098","price":120.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0600\/7029\/7806\/products\/getimage_1d14eb6d-a637-4ca6-9ccf-1db77da397ff.jpg?v=1637836641","url":"https:\/\/pickwickbookshop.com\/products\/9781628925098","provider":"Pickwick Bookshop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}