This page collects reflections born from the concrete work of OTP’s translators: linguistic and cultural issues, lexical choices, registers, rhythm, titles, cultural references, revisions, and translation solutions.

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Into translation

Copertina Palazzina 9

Palazzina 9 by Zou Jingzhi

Palazzina 9 (Jiu dong 九栋) is a work by the Chinese writer Zou Jingzhi 邹静之 (1952-) The Italian translation was […]
Li Bai, Cinque poesie

Five Poems by Lin Bai

“Linguafranca”, a poetry translation blog run by Italian newspaper Il Fatto Quotidiano, published five poems by Lin Bai (1959-). The […]
Copertina Internazionale 1600

A Wuhan (To Wuhan) by Lin Bai

“A Wuhan” (Zhi Wuhan 致武汉, lit. To Wuhan) is a poem from Lin Bai’s poetry collection Guocheng 过程 (Paths, 2017). […]

Lei (She) by Qiao Ye

Lei (Ta 她, She) is a collection of short stories by Qiao Ye 乔叶. The Italian translation was published in […]

Colorature (Coloratura) by Li Er

Colorature (Huaqiang 花腔, Coloratura) is a novel by Li Er. The Italian translation was published by L’Erma di Bretschneider (2023). […]
Aposimz

Aposimz by Nihei Tsutomu

Aposimz (人形の国) is a manga series written and illustrated by Nihei Tsutomu, undisputed master of cyberpunk manga and author of […]
copertina beastars

Beastars by Paru Itagaki

Beastars is a 22-volume manga series completed in Japan, written and illustrated by Paru Itagaki as her debut major work. […]