Translation Strategies of Habitual and Historical Present Interpretation: as exemplified in English translations of "Roadside Picnic" by Arkady and Boris Strugatsky
This article offers comparative analysis of two English translations of “Roadside Picnic” by A. and B. Strugatsky. The translators are using different strategies concerning the usage of habitual and historical present in the original. The author tries to trace the links between the interpretations of textual tense, on the one hand, and the point of view, register composition and grounding, on the other.