Carole Geithner's Blog - Posts Tagged "japanese"

Today, If Only was published in Japanese!!! The title is Sayonara Mama. For those of you who don't know any Japanese, that means "Goodbye Mama." Although I lived in Tokyo for two years, I only knew "survival" Japanese, such as "Where is the bathroom," and "May I please have a glass of water." It's an odd feeling not to be able to read the book or to know how certain things translated. Fortunately, I have a lot of faith in the wonderful translator, Yoriko, who consulted with me when she needed clarification on cultural references and phrases to help it make sense to Japanese readers. What do you think of the cover on this Japanese edition?

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