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A memoir which in Spain became a diary
A memoir which in Spain became a diary

Author(s): Piotr Sobolczyk
Subject(s): Polish Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Associazione Italiana Polonisti (AIP)
Keywords: Miron Białoszewski; war literature; translation; reception of Polish literature in the world; Spanish translation;

Summary/Abstract: This article investigates the Spanish translation of Miron Białoszewski's Memoir from the Warsaw Uprising. I discuss the erroneous translation of the work as a “diary” according to Spanish dictionaries and literary theory works, the paratexts (introduction and afterword), and the reception of the work by the Spanish speaking community. In the last part, I examine a few passages to demonstrate how Białoszewski’s style has come to be flattened in the translation process.

  • Issue Year: 2023
  • Issue No: 14
  • Page Range: 17-31
  • Page Count: 15
  • Language: English
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