Translating Mia Couto

Chapters in this book

1. Prelim pages i
2. Table of contents v
3. Introduction 1
4. Part I. English: The dominant language
5. The quantitative analysis of translation flows in the age of an international language 27
6. Multilingualism in Europe 39
7. An example of linguistic submission 49
8. From Arabic to other languages through English 67
9. The translation of cultural references in the cinema 75
10. Part II. Minority languages
11. Translation policy for minority languages in the European Union 95
12. Translation of minority languages in bilingual and multilingual communities 105
13. Mandatory translation 125
14. Theatre and translation 137
15. Obscured cultures 147
16. Part III. Translating from less translated cultures and languages
17. African literature in colonial languages 165
18. Translating Mia Couto 177
19. Translational passages 189
20. The Bodhicaryavatara 207
21. Regional Indian literature in English 225
22. What do we leave behind when failing to translate a Chinese dead metaphor? 237
23. Part IV. Catalan
24. Translation from Spanish into Catalan during the 20th century 257
25. Translation between Spanish and Catalan today 269
26. Translation from Hebrew into Catalan 289
27. Symposium
28. Andreu Nin 315
29. Bonaventura Vallespinosa 329
30. Manuel de Pedrolo 339
31. Josep Vallverdú 353
32. Maria-Mercè Marçal 365
33. Jordi Arbonès i Montull 375
34. Biographical notes on the authors and editors 391
35. Index 401