GATE 2023 XH2 (English) – Question 49

Comparative and World Literatures in English Translation · Multilingualism, translation studies and the politics of language in literary production · 2 marks · Multiple choice

Who first translated Jacques Derrida’s work into English?

Gayatri C. Spivak
Edward Said
Harold Bloom
Paul de Man

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Correct answer: (A) Gayatri C. Spivak

Explanation

Spivak's 1976 translation of Of Grammatology introduced Derrida to English readers.