O desafio da tradução de minicontos da coletânea The World?s Shortest Stories: uma tradução comentada com foco na metarreflexão e no processo tradutório

Abstract

This senior thesis reports on the translation process and product of ten texts from The World's Shortest Stories, a compilation of 120 short stories written following specific rules, such as a word limit of 55 words. Building on process data, four of the translated short stories were selected to be commented upon as a means for the translator to develop meta-reflection and pursuit deliberate practice. In providing translations with commentary, this thesis contrasts product with process, source text with target texts, and first draft and final translated text so as to investigate the cognitive effort required in literary translation and how translation competence is activated by novice translators. By reflecting upon her own translation process, the translator/author is capable of identifying drawbacks in her process, justify her decision making in facing translation problems and weigh about her need to monitor her own translation process, especially when it comes to orientation, revision and translation units. Assuming translations with commentary as a genre under construction, it provides innovative parameters that may be used in future endeavors, whether with a view to publishing literary translations or with a view to proposing teaching materials designed to develop translation competence in the translation classroom.