A comparative analysis of the English and Slovene translations of Mieko Kawakami's Chichi to Ran and Natsu MonogatariBarovič Božjak, Laura (Avtor) Currie, Oliver (Mentor) Hmeljak Sangawa, Kristina (Mentor) translationculture-specific itemsparatextJapaneseEnglishJapanese literature has been translated into English since at least the mid-19th century, while Slovene translations came later and were often indirectly translated through other languages. Japanese literature has experienced a boom in the last few years. This includes Mieko Kawakami’s works, such as her novel Natsu Monogatari (夏物語; lit. ‘Summer Stories’ or ‘Natsu’s Story’), which was translated into English in 2020 as Breasts and Eggs, and into Slovene in 2022 as Vsa moja poletja (lit. ‘All of my Summers’). The first half of the novel is a rewritten version of the 2008 novella Chichi to Ran (乳と卵; lit. ‘Breasts and Eggs’). The two translations of Natsu Monogatari were chosen for this analysis as they are both direct translations of contemporary Japanese literature and were published only two years apart. The aim of this thesis is to determine how different translators handle the same text, with a focus on the handling of culture-specific items (CSIs), regional dialects, as well as stylistic choices. CSIs were analyzed through Aixelá’s theory of strategies for translating CSIs. The analysis showed that both translations used a similar mixture of conservation and substitution strategies but differed in how they explained certain CSIs to readers, e.g., with extratextual glosses which only the Slovene version used. Both also used a standard dialect when translating the Osaka dialect from the source text. As a result, a partial translation of the novella Chichi to Ran was included in this analysis, as the translator chose to use a Mancunian dialect which they deemed equivalent to the Osaka dialect. Paratextual choices were also considered to determine the status of the translators and whether a translation is overt or covert. The analysis, although limited in scope, sought to compare two literary markets and their impact on individual translations.[Barovič Božjak, L.]20252025-10-08 07:17:16Magistrsko delo/naloga174641UDK: 81'25(=521)VisID: 599036COBISS_ID: 256502019sl