The Seasonal Reading Challenge discussion

15.8 - Found in Translation

August is Women in Translation Month. Read a book by a female author originally written in a language other than your primary language.
Required: In your post, state your primary language and the language in which your book was originally written.

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i found this list of womans by females that have been translated - https://www.listchallenges.com/a-huge...

I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but I looked through the rules and didn't see anything about it.

How are we defining female? Someone who uses she/her pronouns? Specifically I'm thinking of reading The Discomfort of Evening by Marieke Lucas Rijneveld. Their wiki says they identify as both genders, and use they/them pronouns in English but she/her pronouns in Dutch (their native language). The wiki also mentions that they were bullied in school for their "boyishness" making me believe that they were assigned female at birth.

Thanks!

TraceyL wrote: "I'm not sure if this has been asked before, but I looked through the rules and didn't see anything about it.

How are we defining female? Someone who uses she/her pronouns? Specifically I'm thinkin..."

If they identify as bigender they are not a female author for this task.

ok thank you!

Hi! I wonder if I could use a book for this task that is in a language that is not my primary language, which was translated, but I still read the non-translated version.

So my primary language is dutch. I read a book in english (which did have a translated version in dutch, but I preferred to read in english).
I hope that makes sense...

Hannah wrote: "Hi! I wonder if I could use a book for this task that is in a language that is not my primary language, which was translated, but I still read the non-translated version.
So my primary language is..."

You may read a qualifying book in any language.

So what language would qualify? I’m not sure what you mean, sorry about that.

Hannah wrote: "So what language would qualify? I’m not sure what you mean, sorry about that."

If the book was written by a female author in a language other than Dutch, you may read the book in English, Dutch, or any other language.

Dlmrose wrote: "Hannah wrote: "So what language would qualify? I’m not sure what you mean, sorry about that."

If the book was written by a female author in a language other than Dutch, you may read the book in En..."

Thank you! All clear now :)

I want to use Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge for this task. Yan Ge's Goodreads profile gives almost no information. I was going to link to Wikipedia in my post, but can't, so can I get her gender approved here? Wiki says that Yan Ge is the pen name of Dai Yuexing, and she is female.

Emily wrote: "I want to use Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge for this task. Yan Ge's Goodreads profile gives almost no information. I was going to link to Wikipedia in my post, ..."

You should be able to link to wikipedia, but you can't use html to format a link
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yan_Ge

Dlmrose wrote: "Emily wrote: "I want to use Strange Beasts of China by Yan Ge for this task. Yan Ge's Goodreads profile gives almost no information. I was going to link to Wikipedi..."

Okay. That makes sense. Thanks!

Kathy KS

A slight variation on "what is a female"?

I ordered the following book from my library for this challenge: Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing. I began reading it, and now discover that this pseudonym is actually a couple of guys.

The GR author info for Maryla Szymiczkowa is in Polish for the copy I am reading. (English is my native language). When put through the Google Translation, the first part says: "Maryla Szymiczkowa, widow of a hardcover subscriber of Przekrój, queen of the writer, former star of Piwnica pod Baranami and proofreader in Tygodnik Powszechny. Today, every Sunday, after the sum in St. Mary's, you can meet her for a coffee at Noworol's, and in the evenings in the New Province."

So, is an author portrayed as a woman a woman, regardless who actually writes it or not? Does this one fit the spirit of the task?

Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

A slight variation on "what is a female"?

I ordered the following book from my library for this challenge: Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing. I began reading it, and now discover th..."

The authors are male so it doesn't work

Dlmrose wrote: "Kathy wrote: "Kathy KS

A slight variation on "what is a female"?

I ordered the following book from my library for this challenge: Mrs. Mohr Goes Missing. I began reading it, and n..."

I suspected that, but thought it was worth verifying. Thanks.