Horror in Translation: Cultural Transfer in Hex

dc.contributor.advisor	Roza, M.H.
dc.contributor.advisor	Visser-Maessen, L.
dc.contributor.author	Schramawski, B.M.
dc.date.issued	2021-07-12
dc.description.abstract	In 2013, Dutch writer Thomas Olde Heuvelt published the novel Hex, which tells the story of a small town in the Netherlands, haunted by a centuries old witch, Katherina van Wyler, whose eyes and lips were sewn shut. While most villagers avoid the witch at all cost, some curious teenagers are wondering what will happen if the witch finally opens her eyes again, not quite prepared for the consequences. While it is already rare for a Dutch author to write a horror novel, in 2016, the novel was published in the United States, after the setting and cultural aspects had been changed from Dutch into American by Olde Heuvelt himself. The novel has been translated into many languages, and became a success in- and outside the Netherlands. This paper will explore how cultural transfer and self-translation work together in Hex, by examining and comparing the two versions of the novel.	en_US
dc.embargo.lift	10000-01-01
dc.embargo.type	Permanent embargo	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	https://theses.ubn.ru.nl/handle/123456789/12340
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.thesis.faculty	Faculteit der Letteren	en_US
dc.thesis.specialisation	Transnational America: Politics, Culture and Society	en_US
dc.thesis.studyprogramme	Master North American Studies	en_US
dc.thesis.type	Master	en_US
dc.title	Horror in Translation: Cultural Transfer in Hex	en_US

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