Made Under Pressure: Literary Translation in the Soviet Union, 1960-1991

by Natalia Kamovnikova

Book Overview

During the Cold War, determined translators and publishers based in the Soviet Union worked together to increase the number of foreign literary texts available in Russian, despite fluctuating government restrictions. Based on extensive interviews with literary translators, Made Under Pressure offers an insider's look at Soviet censorship and the role translators played in promoting foreign authors--including figures like John Fowles, George...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1625343418
• ISBN13: 9781625343413
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: University of Massachusetts Press
• Length: 272 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 8.9"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher