파친코의 재번역과 번역 네트워크의 재구성: 행위자-네트워크 이론을 중심으로

Abstract

This study examines the retranslation process of Pachinko by Min Jin Lee through the lens of Actor-Network Theory (ANT), arguing that the retranslation is not merely a textual revision but the outcome of a complex reorganization of relationships among various human and non-human participants. Moving beyond a text-centered approach, this study explores how elements such as copyright, literary agency networks, market pressures, and the shifting position of the author collectively shaped the retranslation process. Drawing on Callon's conceptualization of “translation” as the process of network formation — problematization, interessement, enrolment, and mobilization — this paper analyzes how the initial translation network unraveled and a new one emerged. The exclusion of the original translator was not a matter of translation quality, but the result of legal constraints that tied translation rights to the original publisher. In contrast, the retranslation process was guided by a new configuration in which the author played as a focal actor—not only in selecting the publisher but also in influencing the structure, tone, and presentation of the translated text. By tracing these negotiations, the study shows that literary retranslation is best understood not as a solitary act of rewriting, but as a collective endeavor shaped by institutional systems, economic interests, and symbolic capital. ANT, as a theoretical tool, helps illuminate how translation emerges from the coordination of multiple actors—translator, author, legal contracts, media platforms—whose interactions determine the final shape and circulation of a translated work.