Update of the translation of George Orwell`s book “1984”. The Media coverage Cover Image

Медийната дискусия около нов превод на романа на Джордж Оруел „1984“
Update of the translation of George Orwell`s book “1984”. The Media coverage

Author(s): Vesela Yordanova
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Media studies, Communication studies, Theory of Communication
Published by: Факултет по журналистика и масова комуникация, Софийски университет „Св. Кл. Охридски”
Keywords: George Orwell; “1984“; translation;anti-utopia; update of translation

Summary/Abstract: George Orwell's novel “1984” has an established status as an emblem in the pantheon of literary anti-utopias. Modern readers can significantly associate the issues addressed in the book with current social phenomena. However, the project of adapting the translation of the novel to modern young readers is becoming a field of discussion. An emblematic example is the translation of Borislav Stefanov, published in 2021 as part of the “Project 48” campaign initiated by the online media “Az Cheta”. This paper includes a comparative analysis of part of the first chapter of the translations of Borislav Stefanov and Lydia Bozhilova (published in 1989) and presents the media coverage after the publication.

  • Issue Year: 1/2022
  • Issue No: 11
  • Page Range: 85-91
  • Page Count: 7
  • Language: Bulgarian