Análise das estratégias de tradução na versão japonesa de The murder of Roger Ackroyd, de Agatha Christie

Abstract

The gamified nature of detective novels makes it so that its translations demand a stricter set of strategies compared to other genres. An orthodox mystery must be constructed as a fair puzzle to the solving reader, and the translation must preserve its difficulty level. Agatha Christie’s The Murder of Roger Ackroyd broke its genre’s mold without compromising the fairness of its puzzle, therefore its translation is a challenge like no other, worthy of further inspection. Did the Japanese release of this novel manage to present a mystery with the proper elements of fair play? If it did, how did the tools and limitations intrinsic to the Japanese language shape this result? This research will compare the two versions of the novel and use example excerpts to demonstrate the approach used by translator Hata Shizuko on the key elements of The Murder of Roger Ackroyd.