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Chinese Literature Today Book Series - Sandalwood Death

Name: Chinese Literature Today Book Series - Sandalwood Death
ISBN: 9780806188829

Yan Mo

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Translator’s Note

The challenges for the translator of Mo Yan’s powerful historical novel begin with the title, Tanxiang xing, whose literal meaning is “sandalwood punishment” or, in an alternate reading, “sandalwood torture.” For a work so utterly reliant on sound, rhythm, and tone, I felt that neither of those served the novel’s purpose. At one point, the executioner draws out the name of the punishment he has devised (fictional, by the way) for ultimate effect: “Tan—xiang—xing!” Since the word “sandalwood” already used up the three original syllables, I needed to find a short word to replicate the Chinese as closely as possible. Thus: “Sandal—wood—death!”

Категории:

Fiction

Година:

2013

Издателство:

University of Oklahoma Press

Език:

english

ISBN 10:

0806188820

ISBN 13:

9780806188829