Tag: book translations
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Bookbed reviews: ‘A Story About Cancer With a Happy Ending’ by India Desjardins, Marianne Ferrer
by KB Meniado THE STORY I think about everything I’ll miss if they tell me I’m going to die . . . my mom, my dad, my sister, cookies, TV shows I’ll never get to see the end of, walking outside when it’s really nice, the smell of fall, the starry sky on a full…
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For His Love of Mother Tongue: Jerome Herrera on Translating ‘The Little Prince’ into Chavacano
by Nove Patangan I spent most of my teenage years back in my hometown in Dipolog City in Zamboanga. There, I met different people who spoke different languages, of which Chavacano is one. Although I can only speak a few Chavacano words, this language speaks to me a volume of the people’s culture and identity.…
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Bookbed reviews ‘Si Dru at ang Kwento ng Limang Kaharian’ ni Clara Ng
ni KB Meniado Ang huling nabasa kong Aklat ng Salin mula sa Adarna House ay Si Tito Libro At Ako (Book Uncle and Me) ni Uma Krishnaswami. Nagustuhan ko iyon at kaya nama’y walang pagdadalawang isip na pinulot ko ang librong ito mula sa istante noong nakaraang Manila International Book Fair. ANG KWENTO Isang palaaway na batang babae ang napadpad…
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Fiction Nation: Lost (and Found!) In Translation
by Allana Luta This month’s Fiction Nation is not exactly an “adaptation” but a translated version. I decided to read Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone in *drum roll* Filipino! (It’s not strictly Tagalog because English words are sprinkled here and there.) This edition was given to me a couple of Christmases ago and I only…
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Bookbed reviews: ‘My Name is Kim Sam Soon’ released by Kimchi Press
by KB Meniado I was in high school when Koreanovelas struck Philippine TV like a typhoon on Signal No. 4. While it was not the kind of disaster people feared, it did disrupt lives. The “studying habit” I was only starting to cultivate ultimately went kaput. My friends seemed to have nothing else better to do but talk…
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