Overcoming Constraints in Literary Translation: A Case Study of Rendering Saud Al-Sanousi’s Saq Al-Bambu into English

Abstract This article aims to investigate the constraints on English translation of Arabic novel Saq Al-Bambu (The Bamboo Stalk) and identify strategies that were adopted render literary work in light Baker’s Taxonomy (1992). Examples collected classified thematically into four categories: social constraints, political religious cultural constraints. The findings showed used general terms refer specific concepts original novel, some words added for explicating purposes. Translation by omission is only which explains gap between source language target (TL). study recommends translators be aware different when rendering a resort explanatory notes or footnotes explain meaning items do not have an equivalent TL.