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Nicky Harman

About Nicky Harman

Nicky Harman lives in the UK and translates full-time from Chinese. She focuses on fiction, literary non-fiction, and occasionally poetry, by authors such as Chen Xiwo, Han Dong, Hong Ying, Jia Pingwa, Dorothy Tse, Xinran, Xu Xiaobin, Yan Ge, Yan Geling and Zhang Ling.

When not translating, she works on Paper-Republic.org, a non-profit website promoting Chinese literature in translation. She organizes translation-focused events, mentors new translators, gives regular talks and workshops on translation, and judges translation competitions. She was co-Chair of the Translators Association (Society of Authors, UK) from 2014 to 2017. She blogs on Asian Books Blog, and tweets, with Helen Wang, as China Fiction Book Club.

Articles From This Author

Due to the graphic nature and treatment of women, Nicky Harman was challenged while translating Broken Wings.
Writing Techniques

Nicky Harman on Translation and Violence

By Nicky Harman
6 Reasons to Read Translated Literature
Book Recommendations

6 Reasons to Read Translated Literature

By Nicky Harman