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Translation
as Recovery
Sujit
Mukherjee |
| Edited
by:
Meenakshi
Mukherjee With an Introduction by Harish Trivedi |
| ISBN:
81-85753-63-6 |
| Year
of Pub:
2004 |
| Price:
Rs. 380.00 |
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The
Book :
A sequel to the widely acclaimed Translation as Discovery,
this volume not only builds on the ground of theearlier book
but also seeks to extend it. It includes a perceptive account
of the long history of translation in India, study of multiple
translations of single texts using perspectives of 'book history'
as well as literary criticism, observations on translation
as a craft, 'nearly equal' to art but not quite so, assessment
of the pedagogic and market possibilities of translated texts,
accent on sturdily indigenist translatorial practices and
several other key concerns of Translation Studies, reflecting
the author's life-long engagement with the varied aspects
of the discipline. Scholarly yet jargon-free, this last book
of Sujit Mukherjee is a widely contextualized, toughly interrogative
and highly readable work which will not so much impress and
daunt the reader as it will delight and persuade her.
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The
Author :
Sujit Mukherjee began his career as a teacher of English literature
but as a critic he invariably focussed on issues and texts
relating to India. His books include A Passage to America
(1964), Towards A Literary History of India (1975), Translation
as Discovery (1981) and Forster and Further (1983). Even after
he left the university to join publishing, he continued to
pursue his scholarly interest in literary history and translation
studies. He was a stylish writer, noted for his originality,
independence of judgment and a sense of humour. He has a cult
following among his readers. He is also well-known for his
translations from Bangla into English, specially Tagore's
Gora and Buddhadev Bose's The Book of Yudhistir. Sujit Mukherjee
passed away in 2003.
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Review : All issues
related to translations, and comments on the variety of translations
are handled in an engaging style that is academically educative
and lucid for a common man.
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| Indian
Literature, Sahitya Akademi, New Delhi. |
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