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- Title
Speaking Silence: Translation in Chahdortt Djavann's La Muette.
- Authors
Chatzidimitriou, Ioanna
- Abstract
The article critiques the book "La Muette," by Chahdortt Djavann, particularly commenting on Djavann's use of translation within the narrative to display issues of authority and authenticity. It addresses the social aspects of native language, the use of imprisonment as a theme in the story, and the depiction of women in Iranian literature.
- Subjects
TRANSLATING &; interpreting in literature; LA Muette (Book); DJAVANN, Chahdortt; AUTHORITY in literature; AUTHENTICITY (Philosophy) in literature; IMPRISONMENT in literature; NATIVE language -- Social aspects; IRANIAN literature
- Publication
MLN, 2012, Vol 127, Issue 5, p1206
- ISSN
0026-7910
- Publication type
Literary Criticism
- DOI
10.1353/mln.2012.0128