Sex taboo in literary translation in China: A study of the two Chinese versions of The Color Purple

Ziman, Han

doi:10.1075/babel.54.1.07zim

Article published In: Babel
Vol. 54:1 (2008) ► pp.69–85

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Sex taboo in literary translation in China: A study of the two Chinese versions of The Color Purple

Han Ziman

Published online: 26 May 2008

https://doi.org/10.1075/babel.54.1.07zim

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