The National Prize for the work of a translator and the profile of the winners

Authors

  • Áurea Fernández Rodíguez

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1344/transfer.2017.12.29-55

Keywords:

Literary translation, National award for a translator’s work, Jury, Impact

Abstract

A piece of literary work that is lucky to receive an award is usuallyassociated with great international dissemination, so that an author or atranslator can experience significant growth of his/her visibility andsocial prestige thanks to the distinction conferred by a prestigious award.The aim of this paper is to analyse the impact of one of the mostimportant awards within the field of translation in Spain, namely the“National Award for a Translator’s Work”. Close attention is paid to themotivation of the jury and the profile of the winning translators whoseworks have been consolidated thanks to this award.

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Published

2022-01-18

Issue

Vol. 12 No. 1-2 (2017)

Section

Essays

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