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I know that it was one of my great delights in reading Borges when I realised that I trusted Andrew Hurley, and could feel confident reading anything that he ha
by JadeNB 10y ago
I know that it was one of my great delights in reading Borges when I realised that I trusted Andrew Hurley, and could feel confident reading anything that he had translated. (I've never read the original Spanish, so the best that I can say is that, if Hurley isn't faithfully representing the original, then at least I enjoy his representation.) Do you know any 'reliable', in this sense, translators of Chinese science fiction?
- russnewcomer 10y agoPeople say Ken Liu, who translated the 3 Body Problem into English, is very good because he is also an SF author, speaks Chinese natively, and works with the authors. I've been out of reading short SF or discovering new SF for about 5 years, so I don't have any other good recommendations. John Balcom, who translated the City Trilogy, has translated other literature, but very little SF, from what I have seen.
- bsidb 10y agoKen Liu does an excellent job in translating. Not only he successfully convey the intention of the author but also makes the whole writing more beautiful and poetic.