Re: Invisible Planets: Contemporary Chinese Science Fiction

Monica McAbee <[email protected]> Mon, 7 Nov 2016 08:38:36 -0500
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I heard Ken Liu speak at Readercon a couple years ago, on translating
between Chinese and English. His presentation was fascinating, especially
when describing how the translator chooses just how much context needs to
be added to explain things that might be opaque to the target culture.

Monica McAbee
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On Fri, Nov 4, 2016 at 8:14 AM, Dennis Fischer <[email protected]>
wrote:

> The invaluable Invisible Planets introduces the world of Chinese sci-fi
> <http://www.avclub.com/review/invaluable-invisible-planets-introduces-world-chin-244991>
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> The invaluable Invisible Planets introduces the world of Chinese sci-fi
> “Some said that outside the borders of the State there were other web
> sites, but those were only urban legends.”...
>
> <http://www.avclub.com/review/invaluable-invisible-planets-introduces-world-chin-244991>
>
>