Grants for Translating Spanish Literary works into Foreign Languages (2006-2011): an overview Cover Image

Las ayudas estatales a la traducción de obras españolas en lenguas extranjeras: balance de los años 2006-2011
Grants for Translating Spanish Literary works into Foreign Languages (2006-2011): an overview

Author(s): Luis Pablo Núñez
Subject(s): Language and Literature Studies
Published by: Instytut Studiów Iberyjskich i Iberoamerykańskich, Wydział Neofilologii, Uniwersytet Warszawski
Keywords: Spanish governmental translation program; reception of Spanish literature in foreign languages; publishing houses; Roberto Bolaño (1953-2003); Antonio Gamoneda (1931-)

Summary/Abstract: This paper proposes an approach to the Spanish governmental translator program Spanish literary works into foreign languages. After a quantitative analysis of the literary works selected for translation during the years 2006-11 we stablish the authors and publishing houses who benefited more these institutional grants promoted by the Spanish Ministry of Culture. Finally we focus on the translation of Bolaño’s and Gamoneda’s works.

  • Issue Year: 2017
  • Issue No: 25
  • Page Range: 167-191
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Spanish