Interviews Michael Berry is a professor of Asian languages and cultures and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA. He has published extensive works on addressing the richness and diversity of Chinese art and culture in sinophone communities. He is also an award-winning English translator of several Chinese literary works, including Yu Hua’s To Live (2003), Wang Anyi’s The Song of Everlasting Sorrow: A Novel of Shanghai (2008), Wu He’s Remains of Life (2017), and Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City (2020). Recently, he has been invited by Yale University, Duke University, University of Pennsylvania, and Washington University in St. Louis to give lectures on Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary. In this conversation with King Yu, Berry discusses the process of translating Wuhan Diary, in which he encountered unusual challenges outside of the text. King Yu: How did you become aware of Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary (2020)? And how did the project of translating her diary come into being? Michael Berry: I had met Fang Fang over the internet about two years ago, roughly around 2018. A mutual friend introduced us, and we discussed the possibility of me translating her novel Soft Burial, which is how I first got to know Fang Fang. Eventually we decided to go ahead on that project. I actually produced a sample translation and put in a grant application for Soft Burial in 2019. I was actively working on that project... Continue reading at 'World Literature Today'
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"Reflecting the sector's growing significance," translation and the work of translators have a strong presence in 2016 London Book Fair programming. The post Exploring the Role and Craft of Translation at London Book Fair appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-04-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Serpent’s Tail will this October release Get a Life: The Diaries of Vivienne Westwood. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Hodder & Stoughton has snapped up a "tender and moving" book of letters by writer Iain Maitland - bought within four hours of the manuscript's submission. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Reviews editor Seth Satterlee recommends "The Path" by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, a crash course in classic Chinese thinking about the good life that might in change the way you think in unpredictable ways. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-04-08 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Kings Road Publishing, a division of Bonnier Publishing, has signed a global deal to publish two official Dungeons & Dragons® titles in partnership with Hasbro UK and Wizards of the Coast. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-07 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Acquisitions director of Blink Publishing, Clare Tillyer, is moving to Michael O'Mara Books to expand its adult non-fiction programme. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-04-05 00:00:00 UTC ]
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"What if a reader reads a Korean book for the first time and gets disappointed?" asks literary agent Im Young-hee. She has brought 70 or more Korean translations into France. The post Agent: Korean Titles Thrive in France on Good Translation and Universality appeared first on Publishing... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-22 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Virtual reality enthusiasts often say gaming will be the first big use for those odd-looking headsets that project you into imaginary worlds. They got a boost this week when Sony said it will start selling virtual reality goggles that pair with its PlayStation console for $399 -- less than rival... Continue reading at Advertising Age
[ Advertising Age | 2016-03-19 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The first project in the pipeline for the just-announced Michael Mann Books is a new novel by Don Winslow. 'The Cartel' author will co-create a book, with Mann, about the American mobsters Tony Accardo and Sam Giancana. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Film director Michael Mann is to launch his own book imprint, Michael Mann Books, it has been reported. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-18 00:00:00 UTC ]
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With the SMH brand celebrating its 185th year, record readership figures and even a $27m profit, further cuts have provoked anger among Fairfax staff As the Sydney Morning Herald looks forward to its 185th birthday next month staff had been celebrating the fact that the masthead is the most... Continue reading at The Guardian
[ The Guardian | 2016-03-17 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Harvard professor Michael Puett and journalist Christine Gross-Loh talk to Caroline Sanderson about their potentially life changing book of ancient wisdom drawn from the thought of five Chinese philosophers, The Path. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-15 00:00:00 UTC ]
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CEO Andrew Savikas has left the ebook subscription service as the company restructures operations under the sole ownership of O'Reilly Media. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-14 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Perhaps no company gained more from the boom in adult coloring books than Laurence King Publishing. Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Ebook sales are driven by people over 50, according to Kobo CEO Michael Tamblyn. Here he talks about designing better ebooks and e-readers to encourage sales. The post Kobo’s Michael Tamblyn on the Age of E-Reading appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-11 00:00:00 UTC ]
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Book publishers can apply by April 4, 2016 for translation funding for works originally published in Spanish, Basque, Catalan or Galician. The post Translation Funding Available from Spain’s Ministry of Culture appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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The force was with World Book Day last week as The Escape: Star Wars (Egmont) claimed the number one spot from Mary Berry’s Foolproof Cooking (BBC) and all 10 WBD titles charted inside the top 15. Continue reading at The Bookseller
[ The Bookseller | 2016-03-09 00:00:00 UTC ]
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When 15-year-old Alex Cooper told her Mormon parents she liked girls, she expected a bad reaction- but not eight months of captivity and abuse at the hands of a couple practicing ‘gay conversion therapy.' Continue reading at Publishers Weekly
[ Publishers Weekly | 2016-03-04 00:00:00 UTC ]
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New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady decided to use social media to introduce a furry new member of the family to the world. On his Facebook page, Brady posted a video introducing the family's new puppy, Fluffy, with the help of a familiar Disney movie. In the video, Brady tries his best... Continue reading at Los Angeles Times
[ Los Angeles Times | 2016-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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At the opening ceremony for this year’s Festival Neue Literatur held at the Goethe-Institut New York on February 25, German-to-English translator Burton Pike was awarded the 2016 Friedrich Ulfers Prize for his contributions to German literature. Fellow German-to-English translator Shelley Frisch... Continue reading at Publishing Perspectives
[ Publishing Perspectives | 2016-02-27 00:00:00 UTC ]
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