Translating Novels: A Conversation with Anthony Marra and Ching-chun Shih
Anthony Marra's novel “Mercury Pictures Presents” is set in World War II, telling the story of an Italian refugee and her Chinese American boyfriend trying to climb the Hollywood ladder. With so much specific wording relating to culture, language and time period, how can a historical fiction novel make it into Mandarin? In this episode of Zoom In Zoom Out, Andrew Ryan sits down with author Anthony Marra and translator Ching-chun Shih to discuss the art of translation and how their work has sharpened each other's skills over the years.
