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Writing Between Languages: Translation and Multilingualism in Indian Francophone Writing(Bloomsbury Advances in Translation)

Writing Between Languages: Translation and Multilingualism in Indian Francophone Writing(Bloomsbury Advances in Translation)


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This open-access book casts light on an understudied corpus of Indian Francophone literatures by writers originally from former French territories of India and from other regions of India, who also engage in processes of translation: Ari Gautier (Pondicherry), M. Mukundan (Mahé), Manohar Rai Sardessai (Goa), Toru Dutt (Calcutta) and Shumona Sinha (Calcutta). By examining the range of ways in which these writers write between languages, Sheela Mahadevan advances theories of translation and literary multilingualism. Moreover, the book demonstrates how the self-reflective process of translating Indian Francophone writing into English can be employed as a theoretical tool that unlocks fresh ways of conceptualizing literary multilingualism and translation. Applying this methodology, the author explores the ways in which the linguistic framework and region of the readership of a text can determine the visibility and effects of literary multilingualism, and demonstrates how a text may consequently be interpreted as simultaneously monolingual and multilingual. The book thereby also intervenes in debates about translation as research in Translation Studies. Ultimately, the book offers a more nuanced and alternative vision and understanding of the Indian literary landscape by exploring not only how and why Indian Francophone writers adopt French in their writing, but also by demonstrating how certain regional literary traditions of India have been significantly shaped by French literatures owing to processes of translation undertaken by these writers. The author also advances existing research on Indian translation traditions, including the concept of ‘transcreation’ and the meaning of ‘originality’ in the Indian context. Through the lens of Indian Francophone writing, the book explores the various factors which trigger the fluidity of boundaries between translation and creative writing that is commonplace in the Indian context. The ebook editions of this book are available open access under a CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 licence on bloomsburycollections.com. Open access was funded by UKRI.

Table of Contents:
Acknowledgements Introduction Part I: Contemporary Indian Francophone Writing from the Former French Territories of India: Pondicherry and Mahé 1. Indian Francophone Writing from Pondicherry: Multilingualism, Translation and Transcreation in the Work of Ari Gautier 2. Indo-French Connections in Mahé: Self-Translation, Multilingualism and Transcreation in the Work of M. Mukundan Part II: Indian Francophone Writing from Beyond French India: Goa and Bengal 3. French Writing and Translation in Goa: The Work of Manohar Rai Sardessai 4. French-Bengali Exchange and French Writing from Bengal: The Writing of Toru Dutt and Shumona Sinha Conclusion Appendix: La Première Pluie: The First Monsoon Notes Bibliography Index

About the Author :
Sheela Mahadevan is Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies at the University of Liverpool, UK.

Review :
India is famously multilingual, but no one has studied the subcontinent’s interactions – through translingual writing, code-switching, translations, and “transcreations” – with French with the depth, passion, and insight that Sheela Mahadevan brings to bear in this fresh and welcome contribution to the study of literary multilingualism. This useful book opens up the under-researched field of Indian Francophone writing and is an important contribution to translation studies. The book is innovative and breaks new ground. A work that offers a compelling narrative of the literary presence of the French language in India. Sheela Mahadevan offers a highly original and informed reading of a much-neglected topic and radically challenges conventional understandings of literary multilingualism and translation in the Indian context. Writing Between Languages is essential reading for students of comparative literature, translation studies, intercultural studies, and indeed for anyone who is concerned about the fate of languages and cultural diversity in our globalized world.


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Product Details
  • ISBN-13: 9781350469440
  • Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
  • Binding: Hardback
  • Language: English
  • Series Title: Bloomsbury Advances in Translation
  • Sub Title: Translation and Multilingualism in Indian Francophone Writing
  • Width: 164 mm
  • ISBN-10: 1350469440
  • Publisher Date: 21 Aug 2025
  • Height: 238 mm
  • No of Pages: 224
  • Spine Width: 18 mm
  • Weight: 480 gr


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