Kay Hawkins
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
What other languages besides English has the Vorkosigan Saga been translated into? And where might I find a copy of them in these other languages (mostly looking for Russian)?
Lois McMaster Bujold
My books have been translated into over 20 languages, although
not all titles in all languages. Note that this is over the course of my whole career, so many editions will have aged out of license and into oblivion.
First place to look, I suppose, is at the publisher websites of the target-language countries. AST (in Cyrillic ACT) has been my Russian publisher. Next would be the country Amazon site, if they have one. I know Japan, France, and Germany Amazons sometimes have my books. After that (or through that) used-book vendors in the language of interest.
Offhand, from memory before my morning tea, my books have been translated to:
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Hungarian
Finnish
Estonian
Croatian
Bulgarian
Greek
Czech
Russian
Japanese
Chinese
Hebrew
Frisian
Dutch
Korean
Lithuanian
Polish
Hm, I feel I'm missing something... I may have been counting Chinese traditional and simplified as two. We had a recent offer in Thai, but nothing has come of it yet.
It's interesting to contemplate which countries or regions apparently read SF, and which don't. I know in some of the smaller countries, like Croatia, Finland, and the Netherlands, most people who do read the genres do so in English, for breadth of access.
Ta, L.
My books have been translated into over 20 languages, although
not all titles in all languages. Note that this is over the course of my whole career, so many editions will have aged out of license and into oblivion.
First place to look, I suppose, is at the publisher websites of the target-language countries. AST (in Cyrillic ACT) has been my Russian publisher. Next would be the country Amazon site, if they have one. I know Japan, France, and Germany Amazons sometimes have my books. After that (or through that) used-book vendors in the language of interest.
Offhand, from memory before my morning tea, my books have been translated to:
Spanish
French
German
Italian
Hungarian
Finnish
Estonian
Croatian
Bulgarian
Greek
Czech
Russian
Japanese
Chinese
Hebrew
Frisian
Dutch
Korean
Lithuanian
Polish
Hm, I feel I'm missing something... I may have been counting Chinese traditional and simplified as two. We had a recent offer in Thai, but nothing has come of it yet.
It's interesting to contemplate which countries or regions apparently read SF, and which don't. I know in some of the smaller countries, like Croatia, Finland, and the Netherlands, most people who do read the genres do so in English, for breadth of access.
Ta, L.
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Leela
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Dragon age inquisition by Bioware is the most recent game in a rich story universe known as Thedas. Playing through made me think heavily of the Vorkosigan saga. The uncanny valley has been bridged with the way the characters look - down to emotions. Would you consider teaming with the Bioware to produce a graphical series ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gskCzj4VE2 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0cqHGsIYg68
Anthony Romaniw
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Hi Lois! I'm really trying to take a crack at writing. I seem to find inspiration in everything these days. I literally can't have a conversation with someone or go for a walk without wanting to capture the experience in a story. But I've found that I'm extremely uncomfortable with my voice on the page. Everything feels too autobiographical, and preachy, and ultimately unimportant. Have you ever experienced this? :)
Jonathan S.
asked
Lois McMaster Bujold:
Over the course of the last not-quite two years, I've often found myself wondering what the Imperial Auditors would do when their appointing emperor passed and a Nero, a Caligula, a Yuri, or a Serg succeeded to the camp stool. Have you ever written about this and I've just overlooked it?
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