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June 17, 2012
New Book for Editors!
Scholars, Editors, and the Social Text by Darcy Cullen, acquisitions editor at the University of British Columbia Press.
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June 13, 2012
Clearing up the Top 10 Myths About Translation
“Clearing up the Top 10 Myths About Translation,” an article by Nataly Kelly, co-author of Found in Translation: How Language Shapes Our Lives and Transforms the World (foreword by David Crystal) addresses such myths as:
Any bilingual can be a translator or an interpreter. Translation only matters to "language people." Crowdsourcing puts professional translators out of work.... more
June 2, 2012
Website for a New Era
SWET is proud to present its website, redesigned and reorganized to better serve its members and the wider community of wordsmiths connected with Japan. Please take a look around!
Of particular interest: See “Columns,” featuring seven series of articles, currently stocked with pieces previously published in the SWET Newsletter and in the SWET weblog. See also “Articles,” offering articles from the... more
May 26, 2012
Yomimono 16 Just Published
Yomimono - 16 (Volume 16) [Paperback] New Japanese-based and expat writing from one of Japan's top literary publications. Contributors include Marcus Bird (Author), Jane Joritz-Nakagawa (Author), Yoko Danno (Author), David Galef (Author), Namita Hiro (Author), Sushma Joshi (Author), Jean Toyama (Author), Ayako Miura (Author), Suzanne Kamata (Author, Editor), Deborah Davidson (Translator), Michelle Zacharias (Cover Design) Published by CreateSpace May 24, 2012,... more
May 22, 2012
Monkey Business: New Writing from Japan, No. 2
Tokyo-based magazine Monkey Business, founded in 2008 by Motoyuki Shibata, one of Japan’s most highly regarded men of letters, published its second issue in May 2012. MBI showcases the best of contemporary Japanese literature. It aims to translate and present a wide array of established and emerging authors. Issue 1 included an interview with Haruki Murakami, fiction by Yoko Ogawa, and... more
February 1, 2012
Ten Best Books Set in Tokyo
Malcolm Burgess, publisher of the excellent City-Lit series picks the ten of the best books set in Tokyo. Guardian Travel features them with atmospheric photos. Mishima, Kawabata, Nagai line up with Angela Carter, David Mitchell and five others.
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