Abstracts
Abstract
The Black Book, Orhan Pamuk’s second novel in English translation, was published in Güneli Gün’s translation in 1994 and in a retranslation by Maureen Freely in 2006. The decision for retranslation was mainly taken by the author on the basis of the criticism the first translation received from the reviewers, the most significant readers of translations with their power to consecrate foreign authors and their work in their new cultural settings. This study will present an analysis of the two translations of The Black Book, taking as its point of departure the criticism expressed in the reviews. The analysis will reveal the ways in which the first translation served as a criterion for the retranslation and how the two translators represented the author and his work differently, which was mainly enabled because of the changing status of Orhan Pamuk as an author in the English-speaking world between 1994 and 2006.
Résumé
Le livre noir, deuxième roman d’Orhan Pamuk en traduction anglaise, a été publié en 1994 dans la traduction de Güneli Gün, puis dans la retraduction de Maureen Freely en 2006. La décision de retraduire a relevé surtout de l’auteur, sous l’influence de l'accueil réservé à la première traduction par les critiques, ces derniers étant les lecteurs les plus importants des traductions, puisqu'ils détiennent le pouvoir de consacrer les auteurs étrangers et leurs oeuvres dans de nouveaux lieux culturels. Le présent article propose une analyse des deux traductions anglaises du Livre noir, à la lumière de la recension critique. Il permettra de voir la manière dont les choix faits dans la première traduction ont, en quelque sorte, servi de critères pour la seconde, et de constater que les deux traductrices ont représenté l’auteur et son oeuvre différemment, surtout en raison de l'évolution du statut de Pamuk en tant qu'auteur dans le monde anglophone entre 1994 et 2006.
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