Book Details
Orange Code:27109
Paperback:554 pages
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1. Africa: African Vernacular, Afrikaans, French, and Portuguese2. The Arab World: Middle East, Trans-Caucasus, and Western/Central Asia3. East Asia: China, Japan, and Korea4. South Asia: India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Nepal, and Other South Asian Countries5. The Mediterranean: Greece, Israel, and Italy6. Russia and Central and Eastern Europe7. The Iberian Peninsula and Latin America8. Northern Europe: Low Countries, Scandinavia, and Baltic Countries9. Western Europe: Austria, Germany, France, Switzerland, French-Speaking Belgium, and French-Speaking Caribbean
Description:
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In a globalized world, knowledge about non-North American societies and cultures is a must.Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation provides an overview of the tremendous range and scope of translated world fiction available in English. In so doing, it will help readers get a sense of the vast world beyond North America that is conveyed by fiction titles from dozens of countries and language traditions.
Within the guide, approximately 1,000 contemporary non-English-language fiction titles are fully annotated and thousands of others are listed. Organization is primarily by language, as language often reflects cultural cohesion better than national borders or geographies, but also by country and culture. In addition to contemporary titles, each chapter features a brief overview of earlier translated fiction from the group. The guide also provides in-depth bibliographic essays for each chapter that will enable librarians and library users to further explore the literature of numerous languages and cultural traditions.
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