EddieSong 宋瑛堂 was born and raised in Taiwan. Eddie has translated Mark Twain, John le Carré, Jefferey Archer, Susan Orlean, John Grisham, Christopher Isherwood, Dan Brown, George Saunders and more.
In 2023 Eddie won in Taiwan:
As translator
— Top Prize of Liang Shicho Literary Translation Award (for Interior Chinatown, 2020 National Book Award for fiction by Charles Yu)
— OpenBook Best in Nonfiction Translation Prize (12 Bytes by Jeanette Winterson)
— OpenBook Best in Fiction Translation Prize (Acting Class by Nick Drnaso)
As author
— Readmoo Readers Choice Award
— Readmoo Nonfiction of the Year Award (Are Translators Traitors?譯者即叛徒)
Eddie Song is not only a long-time Lake Oswego resident, but also a Lake Oswego Public Library supporter. He has generously donated over a dozen of his Traditional Chinese translations to the library's World Languages Collection, including the graphic novel "Maus" by Art Spiegelman and "The Orchid Thief" by Susan Orlean.
This is a special opportunity. Don't miss it!
The library is located at 706 Fourth Street, Lake Oswego. For more information, please contact April Younglove at 503-534-5667 or ayounglove@lakeoswego.city(link sends e-mail). This presentation is made possible by the Friends of the Lake Oswego Public Library.
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