Sunday, August 11, 2019

The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations, by Minsoo Kang

[Anthology]
★☆☆☆☆

(High Fantasy) In which we learn how bad translations averted a war and led to lasting peace. (7,867 words; Time: 26m)


"The Virtue of Unfaithful Translations," by (edited by Nisi Shawl), appeared in (RSR review), published on by .

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Review: 2019.264 (A Word for Authors)

Pro: It’s quite a tale how two translators conspired together to keep their bosses from fighting a senseless war.

Con: It’s written like a Wikipedia article, not a story. It’s all narration with zero characterization.

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1 comment (may contain spoilers):

  1. Reprinted online in Lightspeed 125 (Oct 2020): https://www.lightspeedmagazine.com/fiction/the-virtue-of-unfaithful-translations/

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