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About Me
I’ve been translating as part of a translation group for the past 3 years, dedicating my blood, sweat and worship to a single novel so far. I’ve been wanting to try something new lately, so this is basically me opening a window in incognito mode~
As of August 2021, I will only be working on The Grand Princess and a few short stories as a pilot experiment. (Short stories deserve love too.)
tldr: 5 YOE, 2000+ Google Doc pages to date
Translation Style Disclaimer
The translation will lean heavily towards English writing conventions and terminology. I will not always preserve the original sentence structure when translating from Chinese to English. Oftentimes, it will end up being a series of fragmented sentences strung with commas. I will do my best to find the middle ground for conveying the intentions of the original text while preserving as much of its original structure.
Title Translation
Historically, 长公主 can refer to the Eldest Princess in terms of birth order or an honorary title for the Emperor’s sister, which I have decided to translate as Grand Princess. This is based on the Biographical Dictionary of Chinese Women, Volume II: Tang through Ming (Lee, Lily; Giles, Su. ed. 2015). The main character is already the eldest princess of her generation, but she only becomes the Grand Princess after her brother is the Emperor.
There is a similar title in English: Princess Royal, but that is a title customarily granted to a monarch’s eldest daughter. The catch is that is any given princess in Imperial China could become the “Grand Princess” as long as her blood brother sits on the throne. There can be multiple princesses honored as “Grand Princess” whereas there can only be one Princess Royal at a time; for example, Queen Elizabeth II was never honored as Princess Royal because her aunt, Princess Mary, already held that title.
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Novel: The Grand Princess – 长公主
Author: 墨书白
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