Found in Translation
Apr. 28th, 2012 07:10 pmSo! Some oddly familiar stories might be appearing on FFNet soon. That's because Swanchika, an FE fan from France, approached me to ask permission to translate some one-shots into French-- stories like "An Extension of the Weapon," "Twilight of Aurelis," and "Grains of Light." As I know that the early FE games do have quite a following in Europe, and I know how frustrating it is to dig for material on certain characters, I agreed to this translation project provided that original credit was maintained, the original story link was provided, etc.
[Also, the "Tale of the Tiara" incident was fresh in my mind. I reviewed the response that the TotT author sent to Ammie and decided that none of those personal objections were relevant to me. I don't have a lovingly-maintained personal website to archive my stories in a proper context. Anything I write is already at one remove from the original, either via a fan-translation or an official adaptation, both potentially problematic. Etc.]
Anyway, Swanchika has already published the first translation: Une Extension de l'Arme.
More of these will go up as Swanchika's time and enthusiasm allows. Swanchika will be spreading the Beck love with a translation of "Bullseye" by PlasticBottle next.
[Also, the "Tale of the Tiara" incident was fresh in my mind. I reviewed the response that the TotT author sent to Ammie and decided that none of those personal objections were relevant to me. I don't have a lovingly-maintained personal website to archive my stories in a proper context. Anything I write is already at one remove from the original, either via a fan-translation or an official adaptation, both potentially problematic. Etc.]
Anyway, Swanchika has already published the first translation: Une Extension de l'Arme.
More of these will go up as Swanchika's time and enthusiasm allows. Swanchika will be spreading the Beck love with a translation of "Bullseye" by PlasticBottle next.