Violent Phenomena

Violent Phenomena 21 Essays on Translation

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Publisher's Synopsis

Frantz Fanon wrote in 1961 that 'Decolonisation is always a violent phenomenon,' meaning that the violence of colonialism can only be counteracted in kind. As colonial legacies linger today, what are the ways in which we can disentangle literary translation from its roots in imperial violence? 24 writers and translators from across the world share their ideas and practices for disrupting and decolonising translation.

"For the past few years, I've written and rewritten this line in journals and proposals: literary translation is a tool to make more vivid the relationships between Afro-descendent people in the Americas and around the world." - Layla Benitez James

Book information

ISBN: 9781911284789
Publisher: Tilted Axis Press
Imprint: Tilted Axis Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 418.02
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Sales rank: 37918
Number of pages: 329
Weight: 10g
Height: 136mm
Width: 214mm
Spine width: 31mm