Glossary entry (derived from question below)
English term or phrase:
coming-of-age story
Swedish translation:
utvecklingsroman
Jan 13, 2010 14:17
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English term
coming-of-age story
GBK
English to Swedish
Art/Literary
Poetry & Literature
Definition from
VirtualSalt - Robert Harris:
A type of novel where the protagonist is initiated into adulthood through knowledge, experience, or both, often by a process of disillusionment. Understanding comes after the dropping of preconceptions, a destruction of a false sense of security, or in some way the loss of innocence. Some of the shifts that take place are these:
* ignorance to knowledge
* innocence to experience
* false view of world to correct view
* idealism to realism
* immature responses to mature responses
Examples:
* Jane Austen Northanger Abbey
* Charles Dickens, Great Expectations
* Stephen Crane, The Red Badge of Courage
Example sentences:
Everything about Scherfig’s coming-of-age story about a girl in the London suburb of Twickenham in 1961 is spot-on. (Austin Chronicle Corp.)
But this comedy about a Texas high schooler (Ellen Page) who reinvents herself as “Babe Ruthless” and becomes the star of an Austin league is a surprisingly credible coming-of-age story. (Creative Loafing Media)
Ostensibly a coming-of-age story, this languorous, beautifully shot feature debut from Minh Nguyen-Vo, a writer and director, centers on a teenager whose journey from innocence to knowledge is also a twinned meditation on both the natural and very unnatural state of things. (The New York Times Company)
Proposed translations
(Swedish)
5 +3 | utvecklingsroman | egj_translation |
Change log
Jan 13, 2010 14:01: changed "Kudoz queue" from "In queue" to "Public"
Jan 13, 2010 14:17: Enrique Cavalitto changed "Stage" from "Preparation" to "Submission"
Jan 16, 2010 14:56: changed "Stage" from "Submission" to "Selection"
Jan 23, 2010 16:02: changed "Stage" from "Selection" to "Completion"
Proposed translations
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utvecklingsroman
Definition from
Se t.ex. Wikipedia:
En utvecklingsroman är en roman som fokuserar på en huvudkaraktärs utveckling från t.ex. ungdom/barn till vuxen, som till exempel Birgitta Stenbergs självbiografiska roman Kärlek i Europa.
Example sentences:
Mest liknar den en utvecklingsroman i tre akter, diktad med Enquists sedvanliga berättartekniska briljans och sinne för dramatik. (Svenska Dagbladet)
För ”Näckrosträdet” är inte, som det kan förefalla, en roman om en märklig kärlek, utan en märklig utvecklingsroman. (Sveriges Radio - Kulturnytt)
Samtidigt är det ändå en utvecklingsroman, i det att bokens jag Elin Ruuth – hon är metalitterär också – utvecklas genom anteckningarna, genom alla undringar – för det är oerhört mycket hon undrar över – och påståenden. (Göteborgs-Posten)
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