World Literature as Trans-boundery and Remix : with special reference to Jewish writer Roamin GARY

2015 Fiscal Year Final Research Report

• Project/Area Number: 25370376
• Research Category: Grant-in-Aid for Scientific Research (C)
• Allocation Type: Multi-year Fund
• Section: 一般
• Research Field: European literature
• Research Institution: Japan Women's University
• Principal Investigator: TAKATO Mako 日本女子大学, 文学部, 教授 (60287795)
• Project Period (FY): 2013-04-01 – 2016-03-31
• Keywords: 世界文学 / 越境 / リミックス / ユダヤ人 / オリジナリティ / ロマン・ガリ / マリー・ダリュセック / 剽窃

Outline of Final Research Achievements

The research started from the publication of the translation of M.Darrieussecq’s Police Protocol:Plagiarism and World Literature(2013). Analyzing the works of the authors denounced for plagiarism, especially the cases of Jewish writers　who were forced to live as strangers indifferently to nation,language and religion, the core of the literature seems to be revealed, which is symbolically expressed by Marina Tsvetaeva,’All poets are Jewish’.
In order to make clear this thesis, we had a symposium participated by K.MUMANO (Russian Literature),I.MAJIM(African Ethnography),M.OTUJI(Caribbean Literature) and Y.ON(Taiwanese writer).
As a typical Jewish writer of this kind, Romain GARY should be paid special attention. He was born in Russia and wrote his works both in French and English. Visiting places(Vilnius,Nice etc.) relevant to his activities to collected materials to make clear the background of his works and now I am preparing for publishing his biography and translation of his works.

Free Research Field

フランス文学