@article{ART003186844},
author={Kang, KyoungYi},
title={A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)},
journal={The Journal of Translation Studies},
issn={1229-795X},
year={2025},
volume={26},
number={1},
pages={115-151},
doi={10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004}
TY - JOUR
AU - Kang, KyoungYi
TI - A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)
JO - The Journal of Translation Studies
PY - 2025
VL - 26
IS - 1
PB - The Korean Association for Translation Studies
SP - 115
EP - 151
SN - 1229-795X
AB - Peritext refers to the elements surrounding a book that greet the readers as the first threshold to the work and invite them to engage with it. In both original and translated works, peritext is largely shaped by publishers, who reconstruct and redesign these elements to ensure effective distribution and favorable reception in the target culture’s publishing field. In this sense, peritext represents a textual space subject to extensive editorial mediation. This study explores how publishers’ voices are reflected in the peritext of translated books, focusing on the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part), a novel by Han Kang—the first Korean and Asian female writer to receive the Nobel Prize in Literature. By analyzing these translations, the study identifies the publishers’ objectives and the strategies they used to adapt peritextual elements to the target culture. Although both versions share the same translator, they were published by different publishers, resulting in notable discrepancies in peritextual construction. These differences manifest in various aspects such as content and layout, interpretive framing, and the mediation of culture-specific items.
KW - Peritext;paratext;publisher;ideology;literary translation
DO - 10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
ER -
Kang, KyoungYi. (2025). A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part). The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(1), 115-151.
Kang, KyoungYi. 2025, "A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)", The Journal of Translation Studies, vol.26, no.1 pp.115-151. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi "A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)" The Journal of Translation Studies 26.1 pp.115-151 (2025) : 115.
Kang, KyoungYi. A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part). 2025; 26(1), 115-151. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi. "A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.1 (2025) : 115-151.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi. A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part). The Journal of Translation Studies, 26(1), 115-151. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi. A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part). The Journal of Translation Studies. 2025; 26(1) 115-151. doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi. A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part). 2025; 26(1), 115-151. Available from: doi:10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
Kang, KyoungYi. "A comparison of peritexts in the Chinese and Taiwanese translations of Korean Novel “Jakbyeol haji anneunda” (We Do Not Part)" The Journal of Translation Studies 26, no.1 (2025) : 115-151.doi: 10.15749/jts.2025.26.1.004
