Romain Gary's collaborative self-translations

Translational beyond translation

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ID4344376
AuthorsEugenia Kelbert (0000-0002-6585-7588, Institute of World Literature of the Slovak Academy of Sciences, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume68
Issue2
Pages288
Publication date2023-01-01
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueMeta Journal des traducteurs (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0026-0452 • E-ISSN: 1492-1421
PublisherConsortium Erudit (PUBLISHER • CA)
DOI10.7202/1109339ar
OpenAlexW4392063955
LanguageEN
Citations received1
References cited39

This article considers the possibility of translational processes beyond translation through a genetic editing approach to an understudied phenomenon in Translation Studies, namely the use of intermediary allograph translations in collaborative self-translation. It considers a self-translator’s practice of involving a hired translator to provide an initial translation of an entire work, later to be revised extensively by the author. With a focus on Romain Gary as its case study, it argues that an inductive extension of our notion of what is translational can offer a pathway to distinguishing between literal and metaphorical use of translation in literary theory. It thus suggests a potential alternative to existing translational discourse in interdisciplinary settings, as well as presenting a view of collaborative self-translation as a practice that can be fruitfully theorised within multiple paradigms in Translation Studies

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