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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A Guide to Literature in Translation
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1. Africa: African Vernacular, Afrikaans, French, and Portuguese
- 2. The Arab World: Middle East, Trans-Caucasus, and Western/Central Asia
- Selected References
- Annotations for Books Translated from Arabic
- Annotations for Books Translated from Persian (Iran)
- Annotations for Books Translated from Languages of the Trans-Caucasus and Central Asia
- Annotations for Books Translated from Turkish
- 3. East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Translated Books from China
- Annotations for Translated Books from Japan
- Annotations for Translated Books from Korea
- 4. South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Other South Asian Countries
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Books Translated from Languages of India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh
- Annotations for Translated Books from Other South Asian Countries
- 5. The Mediterranean: Greece, Israel, and Italy
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Translated Books from Greece
- Annotations for Translated Books from Israel (Hebrew)
- Annotations for Translated Books from Italy
- 6. Russia and Central and Eastern Europe
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Translated Books from Central and Eastern Europe
- Annotations for Translated Books from Russia and Ukraine
- 7. The Iberian Peninsula and Latin America
- Introduction
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Translated Books from Central America
- Annotations for Translated Books from South America
- Annotations for Translated Books from Spain (Including Basque, Catalan, and Galician)
- Annotations for Translated Books from Portugal and Brazil
- 8. Northern Europe: Low Countries, Scandinavia, and Baltic Countries
- Introduction
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Translated Books from the Low Countries, Scandinavia, and the Baltic Countries
- 9. Western Europe: Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking Caribbean
- Introduction
- Sources Consulted
- Bibliographic Essay
- Selected References
- Annotations for Books Translated from French: France, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking Caribbean
- Annotations for Books Translated from German: Austria, Germany, and Switzerland
- Author Index
- Subject and Keyword Index
- Title Index
- Translator Index (Selected)
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