Lusankya Posted December 9, 2009 at 05:38 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 at 05:38 AM What translations are there of Ba Jin's Torrents trilogy? I've only seen this one on Amazon, but I don't know if the translation is any good, and it seems to be using Wade-Giles romanisation, which is the devil's romanisation system, so I'd prefer to get a different translation if one exists. And does anybody know if there exist any translations of 春 and 秋? I've looked around and haven't seen any. It's for a present for my mum (the plan is for her to read the translation and me to read the Chinese, and then we can discuss it together), so I unfortunately I don't really have the option of just getting them in Chinese. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted December 9, 2009 at 06:43 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 at 06:43 AM Only 家 has been translated into English. Perhaps she can read that and then decide if she wants to learn Chinese? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusankya Posted December 9, 2009 at 09:02 AM Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 at 09:02 AM Curses. My favourite was 秋. I felt that 克明 really developed as a more sympathetic character in that, which was interesting. Is there only the one translation of 家 hanging around？It's just that I hate Wade-Giles so much, and would rather not have to parse Wade-Giles-inspired mispronunciations back into a real language. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renzhe Posted December 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 at 11:57 AM I think that the only translation around is the Sidney Shapiro one. If there are others, I'm willing to bet that they aren't as good. Wade-Giles is a bit of a nuissance today, but the far bigger issue with Ba Jin is the trickiness of conveying all the cultural context which is very challenging, especially for somebody who needs a translation in the first place. I haven't read the translation, but I've heard that Shapiro did a good job there. If your mother will be reading the translation, I'd be more concerned about not getting lost in all the fourth-sister and third-father and fifth-sister-in-laws than about Wade Giles. I don't know if Foreign Language Press has reprinted the English translation recently, it might even be available with Pinyin transcriptions nowadays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lusankya Posted December 9, 2009 at 12:38 PM Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2009 at 12:38 PM Oh well. If that's the only translation there is, then that's the translation I'll have to get then. Do you know if the translation of his autobiography is any good? I found a copy of that on the Borders online site. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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