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dc.contributor.author	Codeluppi Martina
dc.title	“The Limits of My Language Mean the Limits of My World”: Translated Migrations in Xiaolu Guo’s Novels
dc.type	Chapter
dc.language.iso	en
dc.description.abstract	In the case of migrant writers, the representation of the female body can be considered the most intimate expression of individuality, as well as an expression of the dislocation that often transpires from their stories. In the context of contemporary Chinese literature, which has now become transnational, Xiaolu Guo is a representative example of féminité migrante. Raised in China, she emigrated to the UK as an adult, and relies mainly on the English language to codify her literary creativity. This study focuses on the analysis of the relationship between space and language, and between body and translation. It will explore two novels by Xiaolu Guo through a linguistic/comparative approach and a spatial analysis of the literary text.
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dc.publisher	Edizioni Ca’ Foscari - Digital Publishing, Fondazione Università Ca’ Foscari
dc.issued	2020-04-30
dc.identifier.uri	http://edizionicafoscari.it/en/edizioni4/libri/978-88-6969-396-0/the-limits-of-my-language-mean-the-limits-of-my-wo/
dc.identifier.doi	10.30687/978-88-6969-396-0/016
dc.identifier.issn	2610-8860
dc.identifier.eissn	2610-9387
dc.identifier.isbn	978-88-6969-397-7
dc.identifier.eisbn	978-88-6969-396-0
dc.rights	Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Public License
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dc.peer-review	no
dc.subject	Chinese migrant literature
dc.subject	Chinese migrant literature
dc.subject	Literary space
dc.subject	Literary space
dc.subject	Translation
dc.subject	Translation
dc.subject	Translingualism
dc.subject	Translingualism
dc.subject	Xiaolu Guo
dc.subject	Xiaolu Guo

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“The Limits of My Language Mean the Limits of My World”: Translated Migrations in Xiaolu Guo’s Novels

Martina Codeluppi Università degli Studi dell’Insubria, Italia

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In the case of migrant writers, the representation of the female body can be considered the most intimate expression of individuality, as well as an expression of the dislocation that often transpires from their stories. In the context of contemporary Chinese literature, which has now become transnational, Xiaolu Guo is a representative example of féminité migrante. Raised in China, she emigrated to the UK as an adult, and relies mainly on the English language to codify her literary creativity. This study focuses on the analysis of the relationship between space and language, and between body and translation. It will explore two novels by Xiaolu Guo through a linguistic/comparative approach and a spatial analysis of the literary text.

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April 30, 2020

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Keywords: Translation • Chinese migrant literature • Translingualism • Literary space • Xiaolu Guo

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