All Those Persian Salingers: An Autoethnographic Analysis of Unauthorized and Multiple Literary Translations in Iran

Abstract

This article explores the historical forces contributing to the existence of multiple and/or unauthorized Persian literary translations. Using an autoethnographic method, I argue that it will be more constructive to shift the focus from the legal and ethical narratives of foreign literature in Iran to a reconceptualization of translators as a subculture of media fans.