Translation Challenges in Rendering English Selected Short Stories into Arabic
Saif Saadoon Ahmed
Islamic University of Lebanon / Faculty of Letters and Human Sciences
DOI: https://doi.org/10.25130/Lang.8.3.20
Keywords: Translation, Short Stories, Translating Short Stories
Abstract
Translating short stories presents unique challenges and complexities that demand careful examination and analysis. This study explores the intricacies of translating this literary form by examining the strategies employed by translators to overcome obstacles. This study focuses on the short story "Cat in the Rain" by Ernest Hemingway and three Arabic translations, analyzing the approaches employed by translators. By investigating techniques such as domestication, adaptation, and literal translation, this study identifies the strengths and limitations of each approach and provides insights into how translators tackle the unique challenges of short story translation. The study found that the different Arabic translations used different translation strategies. These strategies include word-for-word translation, literal translation, faithful translation, semantic translation, adaptation translation, free translation, and idiomatic translation.
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