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March 3, 2026PRSMOpen Access

From Voice to Text: Untranslated Orality in Paul Bowles’s Moroccan Collaborations

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IEInass EssrhirSHSawsan Malla Hussein

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Overview

Analysis of Bowles’s translations highlights the retention of Moroccan oral storytelling elements, indicating cultural commitment.

Key Points

  • The translations maintain narrative presence while embracing untranslatability, reflecting cultural nuances.
  • Key features like paratactic syntax and mnemonic devices are preserved, enhancing the texts' oral quality.
  • Through his translations, Bowles collapses the distinction between narration and dialogue, inviting reader engagement.
  • This approach resists standardization, underscoring a dedication to Moroccan storytelling traditions and spontaneity.

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Essrhir et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69a75b3bc6e9836116a2231fhttps://doi.org/10.34874/prsm.cjms-vol2iss1.6108
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