[en] Using a methodology developed within Descriptive Translation Studies, a corpus of four novels by Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, 1939; Farewell, My Lovely, 1940; The Little Sister, 1949; and The Long Goodbye, 1954) and the into-Spanish translations published in Argentina and Spain were studied. Starting from the initial hypothesis that all translation implies textual manipulation, between four and six ideologically compromising cases including dubious sexual morality were submitted to analysis. The existence of numerous translations of each novel provide an ample historical and cultural survey encompassing the autocratic Franco dictatorship period in Spain (1939-1975) and the repressive military Junta rule period in Argentina (1976-1982). The analyses of the cases reveals that the Argentinean translations, the first to appear in Spanish, were not censored (Al borde del abismo, Hopenhaym, 1947), though some suffered suppressions from abridgement (Una mosca muerta, Goligorsky, 1956 and El largo adi?s, De Setaro, 1956). The earliest versions in Spain were either self-censored (Detective por correspondencia, Macho-Quevedo, 1945 and Una dama tenebrosa, De Luaces, 1949) or government-censored (El sue?o eterno, Navarro and ?Adi?s para siempre preciosidad!, M?rquez, both published in 1958). Between 1972-1973 Barral Editores (Barcelona) published new translations of the four novels in the corpus within its Serie Negra Policial [Police Noir Series] which became the classic versions when they were massively published in democratic post-Franco Spain; however, two of these translated texts were plagiarisms (El sue?o eterno and El largo adi?s, both attributed to Lara, were copies of Navarro and De Setaro respectively) and another is a translation from the French (La hermana peque?a, Vinyoli). New, uncensored and autonomous versions of the corpus novels were published in 2001 and 2002, three of which were produced by Jos? Luis L?pez Mu?oz, a highly acclaimed professional who was awarded the Spanish National Translation Award in 1980 and 2000.

[es] Empleando una metodolog?a propia de los estudios descriptivos de la traducci?n, se analiza un corpus de cuatro novelas del autor norteamericano Raymond Chandler (The Big Sleep, 1939; Farewell, My Lovely, 1940; The Little Sister, 1949; y The Long Goodbye, 1954) y las traducciones al espa?ol publicadas en Argentina y Espa?a. Partiendo de la hip?tesis de que toda traducci?n implica manipulaci?n, se seleccionaron y se analizaron entre cuatro y seis casos textuales ideol?gicamente problem?ticos, como por ejemplo algunas instancias de dudosa moralidad sexual. La existencia de numerosas traducciones permite una amplia visi?n hist?rica y cultural que engloba el periodo aut?crata franquista en Espa?a (1939-1975) y el periodo golpista y represivo en Argentina (1976-1982). El an?lisis revela que las traducciones argentinas, las primeras en producirse, no fueron censuradas (Al borde del abismo, Hopenhaym, 1947), aunque algunas de las m?s tempranas sufrieron supresiones al ser abreviadas (Una mosca muerta, Goligorsky, 1956 y El largo adi?s, De Setaro, 1956). Las traducciones espa?olas m?s tempranas fueron o bien autocensuradas (Detective por correspondencia, Macho-Quevedo, 1945 y Una dama tenebrosa, De Luaces, 1949) o censuradas por el gobierno (El sue?o eterno, Navarro y ?Adi?s para siempre preciosidad!, M?rquez, publicadas en Novelas escogidas (Aguilar: Madrid, 1958). Entre 1972-1973 Barral Editores (Barcelona) public? traducciones nuevas de estas novelas en su Serie Negra Policial. Aunque estas versiones se convirtieron en las ?cl?sicas? al publicarse masivamente en la Espa?a postfranquista, dos son plagios (El sue?o eterno y El largo adi?s, ambas atribuidas a Lara cuando son copias de obras de Navarro y De Setaro respetivamente) y otra es una traducci?n desde el franc?s (La hermana peque?a, Vinyoli). Nuevas traducciones aut?nomas no censuradas se publicaron en 2001 y 2002, tres de ellas producidas por Jos? Luis L?pez Mu?oz, ganador del Premio Nacional de Traducci?n en 1980 y 2000.