Conveying the Writer's Individual Style in Translation: A Case Study of Faiza Guene's Novel "Kiffe Kiffe Demain"

Student: Gadzelnikov Dmitriy

Educational Programme: Foreign Languages and Intercultural Communication (Master)

Final Grade: 8

Year of Graduation: 2024

This study aims to analyze the peculiarities of conveying the individual style of the French writer Faïza Guène in translation based on her novel “Kiffe kiffe demain”. The paper studies how the unique style of Faïza Guène, shaped at the intersection of French and North African cultures, is reflected in Russian and English translations. Particular attention is drawn to the specific linguistic features that characterize the author's style, such as the use of argot, verlan, slang, vulgar language, as well as the code-mixing. The paper analyzes the strategies used by translators Sarah Adams (English translation) and N. S. Knyazeva (Russian translation) to convey these features and preserve the author's authentic style.

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