Georgische Literatur in deutschen Übersetzungen

According to the last bibliography “The literatures of the peoples of the Caucasus – New translations and German-language bibliography” (2003) by Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger, this book presents a bibliography specifically for Georgian literature, which also includes the years 2000 to 2017, in there was a veritable boom in translations of Georgian works and the number of translations into German doubled.<br/>The translated Georgian works are divided into anthologies, books, authors, anonyms and folklore, and individual works in magazines and newspapers are also listed. In addition to the bibliography, a chronological overview of the study of Georgian literature as well as the circumstances and peculiarities of translating Georgian literature into the Germanspeaking countries is given and the individual stages and the role of mediators, scientists, translators, institutions, etc. are named.<br/>

English summary: The present bibliography provides detailed information on all previous translations from Georgian into German since 1887 and provides background information on the history of translations. According to the last bibliography “The literatures of the peoples of the Caucasus – New translations and German-language bibliography” (2003) by Steffi Chotiwari-Junger, this book presents a bibliography specifically for Georgian literature, which also includes the years 2000 to 2017, in there was a veritable boom in translations of Georgian works and the number of translations into German doubled. The translated Georgian works are divided into anthologies, books, authors, anonyms and folklore, and individual works in magazines and newspapers are also listed. In addition to the bibliography, a chronological overview of the study of Georgian literature as well as the circumstances and peculiarities of translating Georgian literature into the German speaking countries is given and the individual stages and the role of mediators, scientists, translators, institutions, etc. are named. The bibliography is a reference work for libraries, publishers, booksellers, translators, book fairs, students, cultural workers and general readers interested in Georgia. German description: Die vorliegende Bibliographie informiert ausfuhrlich uber alle bisherigen Ubertragungen vom Georgischen ins Deutsche seit dem Jahre 1887 und liefert Hintergrundwissen uber die Geschichte der Ubersetzungen. Nach der letzten Bibliographie “Die Literaturen der Volker Kaukasiens – Neue Ubersetzungen und deutschsprachige Bibliographie” (2003) der Autorin legt Steffi Chotiwari-Junger mit diesem Buch eine Bibliographie speziell nur fur die georgische Literatur vor, die auch die Jahre 2000 bis 2017 einbezieht, in denen ein regelrechter Boom an Ubersetzungen georgischer Werke zu verzeichnen war und sich die Anzahl von Ubertragungen ins Deutsche verdoppelte. Die ubersetzten georgischen Werke werden nach Anthologien, Buchern, Autoren, Anonyma und Folklore gegliedert, auch Einzelwerke in Zeitschriften und Zeitungen sind aufgelistet. Neben der Bibliographie wird ein chronologischer Uberblick uber die Erforschung der georgischen Literatur sowie uber die Herausgabeumstande und -besonderheiten bei der Ubersetzung georgischer Literatur in den deutschsprachigen Landern gegeben und die einzelnen Etappen und die Rolle der Vermittler, Wissenschaftler, Ubersetzer, Institutionen usw. benannt. Die Bibliographie ist ein Nachschlagewerk fur Bibliotheken, Verlage, Buchhandler, Ubersetzer, Buchmessen, Studenten, Kulturschaffende und generell an Georgien interessierte Leser.

Dr. phil. habil. Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger<br/>born on 24.03.1952 in Leipzig, studied (Russian, Georgian and Tadzhik) an candidate at the Berlin Humboldt University from 1971 to 1979 (including two years at the Iwane-Dshawachischwili University in Tbilisi)<br/>Dissertation on the Georgian writer Konstantine Gamsachurdia<br/>Habilitation on the Georgian historical novel of the 20th century<br/>1979 to 2015 assistant, later senior assistant at the Berlin Humboldt University Berlin<br/> (a 1990-1995 permanent senior assistant, Institute for Slavic Studies, Georgian literature / Russian literature / Russian-language literature of other national authors;<br/>b. from 1995 Georgian language, Georgian literature, regional studies, literatures of the peoples of the Caucasus (Caucasus), literary translations from the Georgian, Russian-speaking writers of the Caucasus.)<br/>

• By (author) Steffi Chotiwari-Jünger