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Portrait of a Tongue / Yoko Tawada ; translated from the German with an introduction and commentary by Chantal Wright

Author
Tawada, Yōko, 1960-
Uniform Title
Porträt einer Zunge. English
Additional Titles
At head of title: Yoko Tawada's Portrait of a tongue : an experimental translation by Chantal Wright
Published
Ottawa : University of Ottawa Press, [2013]
Physical Description
1 online resource (157 pages).
Additional Creators
Wright, Chantal
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Contents
Introduction -- Yoko Tawada's Exophonic Texts -- Translating "Portrait of a Tongue" -- "Portrait of a Tongue" / Yoko Tawada -- Bibliography.
Summary
This book is a meditation on language and equivalence between German, Japanese, and English. Wright's experimental approach to the translation draws attention to the presence of the translator and her role in mediating Tawada's original reflection on language for an English-speaking audience.
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ISBN
9780776620909 (electronic bk.)
0776620908 (electronic bk.)
9780776621272 (electronic bk.)
0776621270 (electronic bk.)
0776608037 (pbk.)
9780776608037 (pbk.)
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references.
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