Literarnoprevodne izmenjave z makedonščino

This chapter introduces an outline of Macedonian-Slovene literary and cultural contacts from the second half of the 19th century to the present, followed by a history of translation flows. The first published translations of Macedonian literature into Slovene and vice versa appeared shortly after the Second World War, and until 1991 there was a fairly organized process of mutual translation, but after the independence of Slovenia and Macedonia in 1991 the dynamics and system of mutual translation changed. Data from COBISS and bibliographical summaries of works translated from Macedonian into Slovene and vice versa show that the former are significantly fewer, both during the time of the common state and after its break-up. In the period 1945-1991, the largest number of books translated from Macedonian into Slovene and vice versa was juvenile literature, while after 1991 the predominant genre of translation from Slovene was poetry collections, followed by novels, and dramas. The following sections highlight Macedonian authors who appear in Slovene translations with at least three stand-alone books, as well as Slovene authors who were reprinted in Mace­donian before 1991 and contemporary authors with at least three book translations in Macedonian. Major translators are also presented, and finally, translation studies of the inter-translation of Macedonian and Slovene literature are mentioned, which mostly consist of reviews of published works, and less of an analysis of the translations.