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How Chinese sci-fi conquered America: The translator Ken Liu has done more than anyone to bridge the gap between Chinese science fiction and American readers

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Tags: science fiction, china, translation, usa, ken liu, profiles, author.alexandra alter, source.the new york times, paywall.soft
https://www.nytimes.com/2019/12/03/magazine/ken-liu-three-body-problem-chinese-science-fiction.html

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Title
How Chinese Sci-Fi Conquered America
Published
Dec 3 2019
Word count
4294 words

6 comments

  1. [6]
    xster
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    I can't read the OP since it's paywalled but for those interested, the "Good Hunting" episode of Love, Death & Robot was an original short from Ken Liu if you wanted a peek into his own thinking...

    I can't read the OP since it's paywalled but for those interested, the "Good Hunting" episode of Love, Death & Robot was an original short from Ken Liu if you wanted a peek into his own thinking beyond translations.

    3 votes
    1. [5]
      zara
      Link Parent
      If you have Firefox as your browser, you can install the NoScript add-on which will bypass the paywall.

      If you have Firefox as your browser, you can install the NoScript add-on which will bypass the paywall.

      3 votes
      1. [2]
        Deimos
        Link Parent
        NoScript alone does work for a lot of sites, and this extension (available for both Firefox and Chrome) handles a lot of others: https://github.com/iamadamdev/ You have to install it manually...

        NoScript alone does work for a lot of sites, and this extension (available for both Firefox and Chrome) handles a lot of others: https://github.com/iamadamdev/

        You have to install it manually because it's been removed from the official extension sources.

        (@CuteRacoon)

        3 votes
        1. CuteRacoon
          Link Parent
          Thanks a lot for the information!

          Thanks a lot for the information!

          1 vote
      2. [2]
        CuteRacoon
        Link Parent
        Does that works for the Wall Streer Journal and other sites too? :)

        Does that works for the Wall Streer Journal and other sites too? :)

        1 vote