LITERARY PRAGMATICS IN ACTION: EXPLORING SALMAN RUSHDIE’S “MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN”
LITERARY PRAGMATICS IN ACTION: EXPLORING SALMAN RUSHDIE’S “MIDNIGHT’S CHILDREN”

Summary/Abstract: This paper explores the role of literary pragmatics as a subdiscipline, arguing that pragmatic approaches are crucial for understanding how translators manage the interplay between literal meaning, cultural subtleties, and contextual intent when working with literary texts. Pragmatics, in the context of literature, focuses on how language is used in communication, taking into account context, the speaker’s intention, and the relationship between language and its users. “Midnight’s Children” by Salman Rushdie is a fascinating work to examine through the lens of literary pragmatics as the text itself is rich in historical, cultural, and linguistic references. Analysing its pragmatics reveals how Rushdie uses language to engage with political, historical, and postcolonial realities. The paper also seeks to examine the Romanian translation of Salman Rushdie’s “Midnight’s Children” as a case study.

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