SSBB #54: Como se dice…?
Shousetsu Bang*Bang is here again! And so is my birthday! (well, technically that is tomorrow). Also, apparently, I’m Writing Again Day. And my comma key is trying to fall off. Which is horrible, as that one is essential.
Anyway, this issue of Shousetsu Bang*Bang’s theme is Como se dice…? so all the stories are about translation or languages or one was written in French. I thought it was a very strong representation this issue, and wish I had more of most of the stories I liked them so much.
So, with no further ado:
Universal, by Domashita Romero: A couple on a spaceship in deep space has their translator break down, and must learn to communicate with no common tongue between them.
That Feeling, You Can Only Say What It Is In Greek, by Hiwaru Kibi: Two boarding school boys, one who purports to know all the best ways to charm girls, and one who hates him.
The Medical Model, by Koiwa Shishiko: A sort of cyborg is electrocuted, which destroys his hearing implants, and he has to learn to communicate in new ways. It was an interesting look at deafness, and communication. It also felt like the story was chapters 1 and 2 of a longer novel, so maybe some day…
Gardelunes, by Matsu Kasumi: C’est en Frances, et je ne le parle pas ensuit. Mais je pence que c’est bien, oui?
Ve Cherinitat ral ve Mofellivun, by juou no zen: The occupant of a single prison cell acquires a cellmate, with whom he has no common language.
Sunrise, by beili and Himawari: A train heist in soviet Russia.
Aidan and the Course of History, by Hyakunichisou 13: This is another one set in that after-the-apocalypse world we’ve seen a couple of times before. This one there’s an artist-guy and a fighter-guy who go to a museum to find what they can learn from the past.
The Exile’s Tale and Other Complete Wastes of Time, by shukyou: A academic of Medieval Literature, who feels he must hide his shameful love of fantasy novels from his peers, meets a handsome, intelligent academic, and they hit it off. But what will the new guy think of his hobby?
