Approaching code-switching in translation: the culture-bound novel "The Anonymous Venetian"

My dissertation regards the translation and analysis of the mystery book "The Anonymous Venetian" by Donna Leon, especially regarding the code-switching aspect. In fact, the author includes both English and Italian in her narrative. First, I examined the Translation theories connected to literature, as well as the various approaches and issues that the translator can face. Secondly, I dived into the mystery genre world, the life of Donna Leon along with her main works and style of writing. I investigated her code-switched language approach. Thirdly, I translated part of her novel while adding some incursions from the Venetian dialect as a strategy to make the text more fascinating to the Italian reader. Finally, I commented on the translation, its most relevant aspects, the problems encountered, the choices that I made, and the strategies adopted.