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Fidelity, Meaning, and Metadata: Observations of a New Translator

Fidelity, Meaning, and Metadata: Observations of a New Translator

by Andy Dudak | Jan 9, 2017 | Articles

Early in the process of my first translation for Clarkesworld, I wrestled with the issue of the protagonist’s name. Wu Kong(悟空), ‘Awakened to Nothingness,’ was the religious name given to the Monkey King by his first master, perhaps to imbue the headstrong creature...

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