残雪小说在英语世界的译介与接受——以《黄泥街》为例

The Translation and Reception of CAN Xue' s Fiction in the English World——with The Yellow Mud Street as a case study

残雪是我国新时期先锋派代表作家,她的作品在国内有一定知名度和认可度,但在海外的反响显然更加令人瞩目:在法国被译介,在日本受推崇,在美国也获得很高评价。到目前为止,仅在美国,残雪就有6部作品被翻译成英文出版,成为被翻译、出版最多的新时期中国作家之一。文章尝试以残雪的处女作《黄泥街》及其英文版The Yellow Mud Street为研究案例,通过考察残雪作品在中国和美国的不同接受,探求造成这种差异的具体原因,由此管中窥豹,探讨中国当代文学作品在英语世界的译介与接受。

Can Xue, a representative of China＇s Avant-garde writers in the New Era, is known as a writer in her motherland, but enjoys greater popularity abroad. Her works have been translated into French and Japanese and won acclaims in those countries. They are also translated and well-received in the English world. In the United States alone, at least 6 of her works have been translated into English, making her one of the most translated New Era Chinese writers there. This paper intends to explore the different receptions of Can Xue ＂s novel Huangni jie in Chinese mainland and its English version The Yellow Mud Street in the US, trying to find out the reasons behind such a difference. It is hoped that the present research can shed some light on contemporary Chi- nese literature translation into the English world.