作为学院派小说的代表性作品,The History Man备受国内外学者的青睐,然而对其书名的翻译却是众说纷纭。众所周知,书的名称也是一本书的灵魂,它对内容提纲挈领,是整本书的映射。在书名翻译时,译者不仅要准确表达标题的意思,也应考虑整部书的写作思想与风格,有机地看待书名与作品之间的关系。本文从故事情节、主题思想和写作手法等方面,分析书名与小说主体部分的有机联系,从而论证《历史人物》应该是更为确切的翻译方式。 As a representative work of academic fiction, The History Man has been favored by scholars both at home and abroad, however, its translation of its title is controversial. As we all know, the name of the book is also the soul of a book, which is the outline of the contents of the book, is the whole book mapping. When translating a title, the translator should not only express the meaning of the title accurately, but also consider the writing thoughts and styles of the whole book and organically view the relationship between the title and the work. This article analyzes the relationship between the title and the main part of the novel from the aspects of the story, the theme and the writing techniques, so that the “historical figure” should be a more accurate method of translation.