'Transylvanian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Humanities': New review of 'Transfiction: Characters in Search of Translation Studies'
Congratulations to Marko Miletich, the editor of the book "Transfiction: Characters in Search of Translation Studies" for receiving a review from Antony Hoyte-West published in 'Transylvanian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Humanities', Volume XXX (2025), no. 1:
[...] through furnishing the reader with six insightful and detailed analyses of fictional depictions of translators and interpreters in contemporary literature, this succinct and accessible edited collection will certainly be of broad appeal to scholars with research interests in literary and translation studies.
[Extract from book review on on the 'Transylvanian Journal of Multidisciplinary Research in Humanities', Volume XXX (2025), no. 1. Reviewer: Antony Hoyte-West. DOI: https://doi.org/10.2642/philobib.2025.30.2.21]
The book is available to order here: Transfiction: Characters in Search of Translation Studies
This book explores the uses of translation, translators, and interpreters in fiction as a gateway to introduce issues related to Translation Studies. The volume follows recent scholarship on Transfiction, a term used to describe the portrayal of translation (both a topic and a motif), as well as translators and interpreters in fiction and film. It expands on the research by Kalus Kaindl, Karleheinz Splitzl, Michael Cronin, and Rosemary Arrojo, among others.
Although the volume reflects the preoccupation with translator visibility, it concentrates on the importance of power struggles within the translatorial task. The volume could be an invaluable tool to be used for pedagogical purposes to discuss theoretical aspects within Translation and Interpreting Studies.
Edition 1st
ISBN 978-1-64889-939-3
Published in May 2024
Page last updated on July 3rd 2025. All information correct at the time, but subject to change.
