Przeboje po polskiemu. Polskie przekłady powieści Michaela Cunninghama i Alana Hollinghursta
Bestsellers in Broken Polish. Polish Translations of Michael Cunningham’s and Alan Hollinghurst’s Novels

Author(s): Jacek Dehnel
Subject(s): Studies of Literature, Translation Studies
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego
Keywords: literary translation; Michael Cunningham; Alan Hollinghurst, publishing market
Summary/Abstract: Jacek Dehnel’s article offers a broad context of Polish publishing market with a particular emphasis on the situation of literary translators. The author carries out a critical analysis of Polish translations of Michael Cunningham’s By Nightfall and Alan Hollinghurst’s The Stranger’s Child demonstrating the negative influence of publishing market practices on the quality of translated texts. The article is an extended version of two reviews published in Gazeta Wyborcza: “N jak Nowy Jork, N jak niespełnienie”; the editor’s title: “JacekDehnel o nowej powieści Cunninghama” (20 September 2011) and “Obce dziecko po polskiemu”; the editor’s title: “Obce dziecko Hollinghursta: potęga (złego) przekładu” (9 October 2012)

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