Postcolonial polysystems [electronic resource] : the production and reception of translated children's literature in South Africa / Haidee Kruger.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Postcolonial Polysystems: The Production and Reception of Translated Children's Literature in South Africa is an original and provocative contribution to the field of children's literature research and translation studies. It draws on a variety of methodologies to provide a perspective, both product- and process-oriented, on the ways in which translation contributes to the production of children's literature in South Africa, with a special interest in language and power, as well as post- and neocolonial hybridity. The book explores the forces that affect the use of translation in produc