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 Selection Librarian, Adult Services Materials Management Prince George's County Memorial Library System 9601 Capital Lane Largo, MD 20774 301-699-3500, ext. 6118 [email protected] www.pgcmls.info 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> > > 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> > >