roddy Posted June 18, 2015 at 09:27 AM Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 at 09:27 AM I'll just copy and paste the blurb below, but this should be of interest to some. Writing Chinese I've mentioned before here, and StChris has, as he so often does, done some sterling work on their stories here. ********** Dear all – read on for a great new project from Paper Republic launched today to help us all keep up-to-date with new Chinese writing. The WREAC Writing Chinese project are delighted that this will be launched as part of our symposium (see my email of a couple of minutes ago).Thanks!Frances Read Paper Republic, a new initiative by Paper Republic, is for readers who wonder what new Chinese fiction has to offer, and would like to dip a toe in the water. Between Thursday 18th June 2015 and 16th June 2016, we are publishing a complete, free-to-view short story (or essay or poem) by a contemporary Chinese writer, one-a-week for a year, 52 in total. Readers can browse them for free, on their computer, tablet or phone. The first short story has just been posted - you can read it here http://paper-republic.org/pubs/read/whos-speaking-please/ We want to reach as many readers as possible, so we’re truly delighted that both Writing Chinese, (White Rose East Asia Centre, University of Leeds) and the Free Word Centre, are supporting the Read Paper Republic launch. We kick off on Saturday 4 July 2015, in Leeds, when Writing Chinese and Leeds Writers Circle will host Hong-Kong author Dorothy Tse, translator Nicky Harman and translator/editor Dave Haysom for a public event — a lively, illustrated discussion, entitled The Story of a Story, on the challenges and rewards of translating Dorothy’s surreal fiction. Free Word Centre and Writing Chinese will then make a complete video of the event available on their websites. The Free Word Centre will also post the first four of our stories on their website, and, later in the year, a review of Read Paper Republic on the Free Word Centre blog. There are more plans afoot, starting with news and reviews of our authors and translators on Paper Republic. Read our stories every Thursday (that’s #TranslationThurs on Twitter) at Read Paper Republic, and check out the web page or ‘like’ our Facebook page to see what we’re doing next. You can even make suggestions and requests! Paper Republic is a collective of literary translators who work to promote new Chinese fiction in translation. Set up by Eric Abrahamsen in 2008, it is run entirely by volunteers, and won a Commendation in the Best International Translation Initiative Award at the London Book Fair 2015. **************** Anyone going to be reading? 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Angelina Posted June 18, 2015 at 02:02 PM Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 at 02:02 PM I am trying to read Chinese literature in Chinese, but this project is good for me to discover new authors anyway. A lot of beauty gets lost in translation. Good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
roddy Posted June 18, 2015 at 06:52 PM Author Report Share Posted June 18, 2015 at 06:52 PM That's an excellent idea for a topic, Angelina, let us know next time you spot some beauty going missing in translation and we'll see if we could have done better. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
StChris Posted June 19, 2015 at 10:59 AM Report Share Posted June 19, 2015 at 10:59 AM Thanks for pointing this out. It looks like a good way to get a taste of the works of a lot of different Chinese authors. It's just a shame they didn't do the whole recording audio and providing the Chinese version this time though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luxi Posted January 7, 2021 at 10:37 AM Report Share Posted January 7, 2021 at 10:37 AM (posted here as there is no single thread for Paper Republic, but this post touches the same topic. Perhaps @roddycan modify the thread title to make it a bit broader?) Nice developments in the Paper Republic site: Quote This is the first of a regular news post we're going to be running. For now it will take the form of a round-up of recent news links and upcoming events relevant to Chinese literature and its translation. ...with links to books, reviews, stories, translations, events. Does anybody else feel something like this was badly missing? Well done Paper Republic! ETA: The link in the OP is still active but it now links to The Leeds Centre for New Chinese Writing , another good site for contemporary Chinese literature Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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