Studies in Literature and Language
Literature Review of the Translation of Liu Cixin’s The Wandering Earth
Abstract
With China’s increasing global influence and the growing recognition of Chinese literature on the international stage, Chinese science fiction is also garnering significant popularity abroad. An increasing number of outstanding literary works are being acknowledged and appreciated by readers abroad, reflecting a growing interest in Chinese science fiction in the English-speaking world. This paper first reviews the historical studies and the current status of case studies on the English translation of Chinese science fiction. It then provides a detailed review of the English translation of The Wandering Earth, mainly divided into film and book research, and classifies the perspectives of book translation research, focusing on the current research status from the perspectives of Eco-Translatology, Social Translation Studies, and Hermeneutic Translation Theory. Finally, this paper aims to address the insufficiencies in current research practices and propose future directions for the study of science fiction translation.
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