The Role of Translation in Understanding the Literature of the Korean Minority in the United States:
Analysis of the Translation of Chang-rae Lee’s Novel Native Speaker
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https://doi.org/10.4312/ala.12.1.131-146Keywords:
Chang-rae Lee, Native Speaker, diaspora literature, translation, Korean diaspora, American literature, Korean literatureAbstract
The novel Native Speaker written by Lee Chang-rae, who is a member of the Korean minority in the USA, was translated and published in Korean twice, in 1995 and 2003. The main theme of the mentioned novel is 'Exploring Identity, and the most important key to understanding it is the 'Language'. Depending on how you understand the identity of its protagonist Henry, who is, as the writer Lee himself, a member of the 1.5 generation Korean-Americans, the interpretation, evaluation, and even translation of the work can differ. This study examined the role of language in the mentioned work and analyzed its second translation into Korean. It reveals the problems, which arose when his work was translated into Korean and emphasizes the role of the translation when it comes to the understanding of the novel. Ultimately I tried to explain and reinterpret the meaning of “Koreanness” as presented in Korean literature.
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