Eric Abrahamsen

Translator (from Chinese), baker (of sourdough), biker (of a Fuji), programmer (of Emacs and Python/Django), pianist. Part of @seacityoflit and @paperrepublic

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

Hi translators! If you haven't seen this, Paper Republic is gearing up for our next series of translated short stories, this time themed around "Home". Send us your short stories, essays, or poems! Complete translations or pitches. We pay!

https://t.co/MsFlFurWtr

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

@TwoLinesPress Is as good at bookmarks as they are at covers...

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

If you're in Seattle and around this Friday, come hear me talk about Xu's BEIJING SPRAWL!

[Third Place Books @ThirdPlaceBooks]

On Friday 6/16 at 7pm @girzel1 will join us at our Ravenna location to discuss his co-translation of Xu Zechen's BEIJING SPAWL.
@TwoLinesPress https://t.co/nQ1mYNXZqy

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

This is amazing! There's something thrillingly destabilizing about seeing elements of a fictional work assuming physical shape and form, even something as simple as a matchbook. What a pleasure to see this happening with something I helped create. Thank you, Two Lines!

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

This took us (me) a while, but I'm thrilled to see it's coming out. This is my first look at the cover too -- I love the "J"! It's always a pleasure to work with @JeremyTiang and @snavejc !

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

Desperately seeking: someone to share a co-working space in Seattle, north end of the University Bridge. Marina included!

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

@stolenbikessea Later they saw sketchy dudes pushing another nice bike past their house. My theory is they sweep the neighborhood, pool the bikes someplace local, then ship them out en mass. Probably a bunch of bikes now hidden just a few blocks from their owners.

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

And now, holy crap, it came home! In three weeks the thieves put the seat down, fell off it a bunch, slightly scratched the paint, and then dumped it in the middle of a street about six blocks from where it was stolen. All hail @stolenbikessea

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

This, I'm sorry to say, was me...

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

@stolenbikessea I wish I knew! It was bizarre. The thieves seemed like pros (popped several garage doors, only took high-end bikes), but everything after that was amateur hour. Some people off Latona looked out their window and saw it, the daughter's a biker and knew to check R&E and bikeindex

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

This, I'm sorry to say, was me...

[BikeIndex Seattle @stolenbikessea]

STOLEN - Red Rodriguez in Northeast Seattle https://t.co/UkqyXZ8Zuw #seabikes

[Jing Tsu @tsu_jing]

China’s Rust Belt is unknown to many but comes to life under a young writer’s pen. Delighted to introduce the first English translation of three of his novellas. Out today: my NYTBR review of Shuang Xuetao’s Rouge Street.

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

@peidran @msimoni Curious to hear what you find! I'm still very interested in them.

[Yedong Sh-Chen 陳也東 @chenyedong]

Shuang Xuetao and New Dongbei Literature. Join us next Wednesday!

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

Now I am a software developer, too. Ho, ho, ho.

[Jennifer Wong (she/her) @jennywcreative]

Such a wonderful talk yesterday with @OndiLing @girzel1 Guo Xiaolu and Emily Xueni Jin that celebrated the launch of the Contemporary Chinese Literature Guide available from @PaperRepublic

[Hopscotch Translation @hopscotch_tr]

This week it's our pleasure to share translator @dylanleviking's essay on the role of the author in 20th- and 21st-century China, in conjunction with @PaperRepublic's newly published Guide to Contemporary Chinese Literature! @NickyHarman_cn @girzel1
https://t.co/4TOyCb17Ap

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

Look what arrived in the mail!
https://t.co/45ZWNnc3jz

[Eric Abrahamsen @girzel1]

AT LAST

[Paper Republic @PaperRepublic]

THE PAPER REPUBLIC GUIDE TO CONTEMPORARY CHINESE LITERATURE is published today! Go to our site for paperback or ebook purchases: https://t.co/U8WDBSKQ21

[Fermat's Library @fermatslibrary]

In linguistics, Escher sentences are sentences which initially seem acceptable but upon further reflection have no well-formed meaning.

[Paper Republic @PaperRepublic]

The Paper Republic Guide to Contemporary Chinese Literature: A Roundtable, March 17, 18:00GMT.
Join contributors @girzel1, Xiaolu Guo, @OndiLing & @emilyxnjin for the launch of the Guide, an event held in collaboration with @ConfuciusAbUni
https://t.co/vcmTcGFFOt