Children's Literature and the Nobel Prize
The Case of Henryk Sienkiewicz's Juvenile Classic in Swedish Translations
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21791013 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Anna Maria Czernow (0000-0001-5510-3099, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2026 |
| Volume | 19 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 154-168 |
| Publication date | 2026-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | International Research in Children s Literature (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1755-6198 • E-ISSN: 1755-6201 |
| Publisher | Edinburgh University Press (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.3366/ircl.2026.0669 |
| OpenAlex | W7165773619 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 7 |
This article explores the Swedish translation and publishing trajectory of the Polish classic juvenile novel W pustyni i w puszczy [In desert and wilderness] by Poland's first Nobel Prize laureate in literature, Henryk Sienkiewicz. It draws on the sociology of literature informed by perspectives of Pierre Bourdieu, Pascale Casanova, and James F. English. The analysis reveals the impact the Nobel Prize had on the transfer of prestige, becoming a significant factor in subsequent Swedish editions of Sienkiewicz's novel, as it influenced the agents involved in the publishing process
Children's literature · Juvenile · Nobel laureate · Publishing · Russian literature · Diverse Academic Research Studies · European Cultural and National Identity · Translation Studies and Practices
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |