Literary Translation in Practice

“For those interested in Arabic-English literary translation, this book offers a number of stimulating case studies which provide insight into various aspects of the translation process. The examples aptly demonstrate, among other things, how translators and students read literary texts as well as the difficulties they encounter related to the source and target languages and author style. They also illustrate ways to solve these problems, polish drafts, and ultimately produce a final translation. The translation examples, commentaries and critical comments serve as a useful resource for a better understanding of the strategies and choices available to translators.” —Hiroko Furukawa, Associate Professor, Tohoku Gakuin University, Japan, and co-editor of The Palgrave Handbook of Literary Translation This book introduces the theory and practice of literary translation through the lens of original short stories translated from Arabic into English. Readers are provided with both the source text and the target language translation, alongside critical commentaries and discussion of related key concepts and issues, to allow them to see the mechanics of decision-making in this type of specialised translation. At the end of each section, exercises, discussion questions and practice texts encourage students to apply what they've learned. This textbook will be an ideal resource for students on advanced undergraduate and postgraduate courses on Specialised - especially Literary - Translation, Translation Theory, Issues in Translation and Middle Eastern Culture and Literature. Azeez Jasim Mohammed is Associate Professor and Head of the Department of English Language at Imam Ja'afar Al-Sadiq University (IJSU) Baghdad, Iraq.