An Investigation Report On Overseas Spread And Reception Of English-Translated Versions Of Chinese Political Books

Translation has always been an effective way to disseminate the language,culture and ideas in the international community.In terms of a cultural enterprise that aims to''tell China stories well”in the international community,the English versions that are translated from Chinese classics definitely play a critical role,which require the faithful conveyance ot typical Chinese information in English.Hence,it is of great significance to know overseas spread and reception of these translated books from Chinese.Therefore,this report,targeting the English versions of Chinese political books,attempts to investigate their overseas spread and reception in the international community.As a global online book sales platform,Amazon.com has buyers from all over the world.Therefore,by searching the English versions of translated Chinese political books,it can represent the overseas spread of the English translation of Chinese political books.By searching the keyword"Chinese politics" on Amazon's website,the information can be obtained about the titles,translators,sales volume and reader's feedback of the English versions of translational Chinese political books.The analysis of data reveals the percentage of the English versions of translated Chinese political books in all the books under the condition of "Chinese politics",along with the reader preference reflected behind the different sales volumes and the overseas acceptance reflected in the customer reviews.Through the data collected from Amazon.com,the overseas spread and reception of English versions of translated Chinese political books can be understood intuitively.