Translation under state control
Subtitle: books for young people in the German Democratic Republic
By: by Gaby Thomson-Wohlgemuth.
Series: Children's literature and culture
Publisher: Routledge
Published: 2009
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
ISBN-13: 9780415995801
Subjects: Children's literature -- Publishing -- Germany (East); Children's literature, English -- Translations into German -- History and criticism; Translating and interpreting -- Germany (East); Publishers and publishing -- Political aspects -- Germany (East); Literature and state -- Germany (East); Children -- Books and reading -- Germany (East); Youth -- Books and reading -- Germany (East); Paratext; Socialism and youth -- Germany, East; Germany (East) -- Cultural policy
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: The historical context of children's literature in the GDR; title: Publishers and the lion's den; title: What the files say; title: Case studies; title: If in doubt, spell it out; title: Conclusion.