Oct
01
Wednesday
Translating Chinese children's books
Speaker: Helen Wang
Series: Translation Plenary Lecture Series
Although very few Chinese children's books are translated into English, Helen Wang has translated three in the last three years. She will talk about her experience of translating novels by Shen Shixi, Zhang Xinxin and Cao Wenxuan. Helen Wang is a freelance translator of Chinese fiction, and a curator at the British Museum.