Translating Puns

Rossi, C. (Organiser)

School of Literature, Drama and Creative Writing
British Centre for Literary Translation Research Group

Activity: Participating in or organising an event › Participation in workshop or seminar

Description

In this workshop literary translator Rachel Ward looked at two particular genres where we might encounter puns, with examples from Zippel, The Little Keyhole Ghost by Alex Rühle (ill. Axel Scheffler, Andersen Press, 2019) and Hotel Cartagena by Simone Buchholz (Orenda Books, 2021). We explored some of the strategies translators can use to tackle word play and keep the reader laughing in the same places as the reader of the source text.

Period	12 Feb 2025
Event type	Workshop
Location	Norwich, United KingdomShow on map

Keywords

Literary Translation
puns
plays on words
thriller
romance