Contemporary World Fiction
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Contemporary World Fiction

A Guide to Literature in Translation

  1. 556 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Contemporary World Fiction

A Guide to Literature in Translation

About this book

This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders from many cultures and traditions. In a globalized world, knowledge about non-North American societies and cultures is a must. Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation provides an overview of the tremendous range and scope of translated world fiction available in English. In so doing, it will help readers get a sense of the vast world beyond North America that is conveyed by fiction titles from dozens of countries and language traditions. Within the guide, approximately 1, 000 contemporary non-English-language fiction titles are fully annotated and thousands of others are listed. Organization is primarily by language, as language often reflects cultural cohesion better than national borders or geographies, but also by country and culture. In addition to contemporary titles, each chapter features a brief overview of earlier translated fiction from the group. The guide also provides in-depth bibliographic essays for each chapter that will enable librarians and library users to further explore the literature of numerous languages and cultural traditions.

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Yes, you can access Contemporary World Fiction by Juris Dilevko,Keren Dali,Glenda Garbutt in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Languages & Linguistics & Library & Information Science. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Title Page
  3. Copyright Page
  4. Table of Contents
  5. Preface
  6. Introduction
  7. 1. Africa: African Vernacular, Afrikaans, French, and Portuguese
  8. 2. The Arab World: Middle East, Trans-Caucasus, and Western/Central Asia
  9. Selected References
  10. Annotations for Books Translated from Arabic
  11. Annotations for Books Translated from Persian (Iran)
  12. Annotations for Books Translated from Languages of the Trans-Caucasus and Central Asia
  13. Annotations for Books Translated from Turkish
  14. 3. East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea
  15. Sources Consulted
  16. Bibliographic Essay
  17. Selected References
  18. Annotations for Translated Books from China
  19. Annotations for Translated Books from Japan
  20. Annotations for Translated Books from Korea
  21. 4. South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Other South Asian Countries
  22. Sources Consulted
  23. Bibliographic Essay
  24. Selected References
  25. Annotations for Books Translated from Languages of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
  26. Annotations for Translated Books from Other South Asian Countries
  27. 5. The Mediterranean: Greece, Israel, and Italy
  28. Sources Consulted
  29. Bibliographic Essay
  30. Selected References
  31. Annotations for Translated Books from Greece
  32. Annotations for Translated Books from Israel (Hebrew)
  33. Annotations for Translated Books from Italy
  34. 6. Russia and Central and Eastern Europe
  35. Sources Consulted
  36. Bibliographic Essay
  37. Selected References
  38. Annotations for Translated Books from Central and Eastern Europe
  39. Annotations for Translated Books from Russia and Ukraine
  40. 7. The Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
  41. Introduction
  42. Sources Consulted
  43. Bibliographic Essay
  44. Selected References
  45. Annotations for Translated Books from Central America
  46. Annotations for Translated Books from South America
  47. Annotations for Translated Books from Spain (Including Basque, Catalan, and Galician)
  48. Annotations for Translated Books from Portugal and Brazil
  49. 8. Northern Europe: Low Countries, Scandinavia, and Baltic Countries
  50. Introduction
  51. Sources Consulted
  52. Bibliographic Essay
  53. Selected References
  54. Annotations for Translated Books from the Low Countries, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Countries
  55. 9. Western Europe: Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking Caribbean
  56. Introduction
  57. Sources Consulted
  58. Bibliographic Essay
  59. Selected References
  60. Annotations for Books Translated from French: France, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking Caribbean
  61. Annotations for Books Translated from German: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
  62. Author Index
  63. Subject and Keyword Index
  64. Title Index
  65. Translator Index (Selected)