Translating Japanese Literature
                What do you do when your professor tells you to find and translate a Japanese short story that hasn't already been translated into English?
            
        - Home
 - Choosing a Text
 - Sources of Online Texts
 - Sources of Print Texts
 - Has it already been translated?
 - Getting Published
 - Organizations that Support Translators
 - Literary Agents in Japan (Rights, Licences, Permissions)
 - Blogs of Active Translators
 
subject librarian
        
                Sharon Domier
            
        
        
    
    
                    Contact: 
    room 2249 (22nd floor)
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
W.E.B. Du Bois Library
University of Massachusetts
Amherst, MA
01275
413-577-2633
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Great Info for Aspiring Translators
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TranslationistaSusan Bernofsky's blog about literary translation. Full of really good practical advice for everyone. Not language specific.
 
Entertainment Translation/Localization
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J-EN TranslationsSuch good information here about breaking into the industry, templates for resumes, interviews with translators in a range of fields.
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Liz BushouseLiz is a freelance video game translator. Lots of good information here about the process of translation.
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JLMKartJenny McKeon is a manga artist and translator.
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An Introduction to Japanese Game LocalizationThis is an interview done on Paula Curtis' website "What can I do with a B.A. in Japanese studies" - check out the other articles as well.
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How to Become a Japanese TranslatorThis is a Tofugu article that covers the nuts and bolts for people who are learning Japanese and thinking about working in the field.
 
Interviews with Japanese Literary Translators
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