The Japan Foundation, Toronto presents Parallel Worlds: Translators Behind the Scenes

On the other side of every book in translation is a translator connecting the two different cultures, bringing not only the words of that parallel world into English, but also its thoughts, values, and viewpoints. In this series of discussions, we talk to translators of literary fiction, manga, genre fiction, and children's literature to tease out the challenges and thrills of bringing a wide variety of Japanese works to English readers.

Date: Thursday November 18, 2021 8:00 PM (ET)

Venue: Online livestream event via Streamyard

Title:
Parallel Worlds: Translating Colorful - Interview with author Eto Mori & translator Jocelyne Allen, moderated by Dr. Mimi Okabe

Author: Eto Mori
Translator: Jocelyne Allen
Moderator: Dr. Mimi Okabe
Venue: Online
Language: English and Japanese
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Eto Mori is an award winning literary star whose novel Colorful has been adapted into three feature films and translated into seven languages. The English version came out earlier this year, and was translated by Jocelyne Allen, translator of numerous Japanese literary works. Comparative literature scholar Dr. Mimi Okabe, who has also taught translation at the University of Alberta, sits down with Eto Mori, and Jocelyne Allen to talk about translating Colorful into English. Get the inside scoop on the process and insights of their successful collaboration on this classic work.

Details and guest profiles here: https://jftor.org/event/parallel-worlds-translating-colorful/

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