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?

Great Info for Aspiring Translators

Translationista
Susan Bernofsky's blog about literary translation. Full of really good practical advice for everyone. Not language specific.

J-EN Translations
Such good information here about breaking into the industry, templates for resumes, interviews with translators in a range of fields.
Liz Bushouse
Liz is a freelance video game translator. Lots of good information here about the process of translation.
JLMKart
Jenny McKeon is a manga artist and translator.
An Introduction to Japanese Game Localization
This 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.
How to Become a Japanese Translator
This is a Tofugu article that covers the nuts and bolts for people who are learning Japanese and thinking about working in the field.
Alexander O Smith

Subjects: Comparative Literature, Japanese

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