Research Guides: RLFR 218: Translating French: Discovering Translated Fiction

Reference Sources

Contemporary World Fiction by Keren Dali; Juris Dilevko; Glenda Garbutt
Call Number: E-book

Provides an overview of translated world fiction available in English. Organized primarily by language and country.
The Oxford Guide to Literature in English Translation by Peter France (Editor)
Publication Date: 2000-05-11

Part I: essays on theoretical questions, a pioneering outline of the history of translation into English, and discussions of the problems raised by specific types of text (e.g. poetry, oral literature). Part 2: consists of entries grouped by language of origin.

Translation Database
Founded in 2008 by Three Percent and Open Letter Books at the University of Rochester to track all original publications of fiction and poetry published in the U.S. in English translation
Index Translationum
Search engine / database created by UNESCO. Covers the period 1979-2019.
Translation Studies Bibliography
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