{"id":3211,"date":"2015-06-19T09:30:47","date_gmt":"2015-06-19T01:30:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3211"},"modified":"2015-06-12T18:57:28","modified_gmt":"2015-06-12T10:57:28","slug":"nicky-harman-featured-in-china-daily","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/xichuanpoetry.com\/?p=3211","title":{"rendered":"Nicky Harman featured in China Daily"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"ChineseChina Daily<\/em> Europe <\/a>has a feature on literary translation from Chinese to English, focusing in particular on Nicky Harman, translator of poet Han Dong \u97e9\u4e1c and others.<\/p>\n

Harman, who specializes in fiction, nonfiction and poetry, began learning Chinese in 1968 and previously taught translation at Imperial College London.<\/p>\n

“At the start, my reasons for learning Chinese were superficial. I was fascinated with the culture and the great geographical region, as well as the people and the language,” she says. “Everything was different from the West.”<\/p>\n

…<\/p>\n

Equally challenging are Han’s novels and poetry, she says, as he uses beautiful words so they needed to be translated beautifully.<\/p>\n

“As a translator I need to be a chameleon,” she tells Chinese students at the London workshop.<\/p>\n

…\"Chinese<\/a><\/p>\n

Translators need to be paid, and because the job often requires lots of time, especially turning Chinese works into English, Harman says many have to do part-time jobs.<\/p>\n

“They need money to buy food, to pay rent and bring up their children,” she says, explaining that few people can afford to work as translators full time.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Click either image for the full article.<\/p>\n

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China Daily Europe has a feature on literary translation from Chinese to English, focusing in particular on Nicky Harman, translator of poet Han Dong \u97e9\u4e1c and others. 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