The Reception of George Orwell’s Novel “1984” in the 21st Century. The Antiutopian Genre in Bulgaria Cover Image

Рецепцията на романа „1984“ на Джордж Оруел през ХХI век. Присъствието на антиутопичния жанр в България
The Reception of George Orwell’s Novel “1984” in the 21st Century. The Antiutopian Genre in Bulgaria

Author(s): Ivana Peneva
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies, Translation Studies
Published by: Софийски университет »Св. Климент Охридски«
Keywords: Orwell; 1984; antiutopa; reception; Bulgaria; translation metods; actualization; socialism

Summary/Abstract: The text looks into the reception of George Orwell’s novel 1984 and the history of its publishing in Bulgaria. It gives reasons for its long absence from the Bulgarian literary scene and analyses the social and political reasons for its late publishing which are closely related with the place occupied by the antiutopic genre in Bulgaria. In addition, examples from different translations of the novel into Bulgarian are being examined and the text reflects upon the current relevance of any text and actualization of an old text as a translation method, as well as the right approaches for its successful application.

  • Issue Year: 13/2022
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 350-366
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Bulgarian