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This much-needed guide to translated literature offers readers the
opportunity to hear from, learn about, and perhaps better
understand our shrinking world from the perspective of insiders
from many cultures and traditions. In a globalized world, knowledge
about non-North American societies and cultures is a must.
Contemporary World Fiction: A Guide to Literature in Translation
provides an overview of the tremendous range and scope of
translated world fiction available in English. In so doing, it will
help readers get a sense of the vast world beyond North America
that is conveyed by fiction titles from dozens of countries and
language traditions. Within the guide, approximately 1,000
contemporary non-English-language fiction titles are fully
annotated and thousands of others are listed. Organization is
primarily by language, as language often reflects cultural cohesion
better than national borders or geographies, but also by country
and culture. In addition to contemporary titles, each chapter
features a brief overview of earlier translated fiction from the
group. The guide also provides in-depth bibliographic essays for
each chapter that will enable librarians and library users to
further explore the literature of numerous languages and cultural
traditions. Over 1,000 annotated contemporary world fiction titles,
featuring author's name; title; translator; publisher and place of
publication; genre/literary style/story type; an annotation;
related works by the author; subject keywords; and original
language 9 introductory overviews about classic world fiction
titles Extensive bibliographical essays about fiction traditions in
other countries 5 indexes: annotated authors, annotated titles,
translators, nations, and subjects/keywords
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