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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths

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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths

@yilinwriter

Writer. Translator, The Lantern and the Night Moths (@invisibooks 2024). @ClarionWest'21. ace 🏳️‍🌈 On Bluesky/IG

四川人,unceded Coast Salish lands

Joined March 2013

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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Apr 2, 2024
Today is the day! The Lantern and the Night Moths, my debut book of translated modern Chinese poetry and essays on translation, is out from @invisibooks. I'm so excited to be able to share this book with all of you. (1/? thread) shorturl.at/zAJMN
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 18, 2023
Um, hey @britishmuseum, it's come to my attention that your exhibit "China's hidden century" uses my translations of Qiu Jin's poetry, but you never contacted me for permission. Please note this is a copyright infringement! How are you going to fix this?? #NameTheTranslator
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 26, 2023
I do not and cannot accept their apology.
British Museum
@britishmuseum
Jun 21, 2023
We were recently alerted to a copyright issue linked to our exhibition about 19th-century China. We have apologised to the translator for this unintentional human error and offered them a fee. Full statement: ow.ly/R3Ip50OTYpg
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 26, 2023
I condemn in the strongest terms possible the British Museum's communication with me for how condescending they have been and how lacking in good faith. They are forcing me to escalate this, and I will fight you to the bitter end. May Qiu Jin's ghost haunt you all forever.
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
May 26, 2022
I'm a translator who resigned from this project. Seven Seas is not allowing me to use my pen name after some of their own staff recommended I use one, after I handed in my translation.
Seven Seas Entertainment
@gomanga
May 25, 2022
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 21, 2023
Of course I want to be paid. I have said that. I'm a translator, it's my WORK.
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jul 25, 2020
I have a strict Asian parent joke but the joke will never be good enough
Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 18, 2023
Replying to @yilinwriter
My translations also somehow made it into your PDF guide on the exhibit, again without credit or permission...
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 18, 2023
Replying to @yilinwriter
I think you owe me some money for printing and exhibiting my translations, @britishmuseum 🙃
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 27, 2023
I hear that the British Museum is telling journalists they removed the QJ translations (& the Chinese!) "at my request." They infringed my copyright and are not allowed to use my work without permission/credit. Their first email said they'd put my name on a list of translators,
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 18, 2023
Replying to @yilinwriter
Also, it's really ironic to learn of this as I'm currently writing an essay on translating Qiu Jin's poetry for a book, and I just wrote this paragraph yesterday...
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 18, 2023
Replying to @yilinwriter
See
Some Translations of Qiu Jin's Poetry - Yilin Wang
From yilinwang.com
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Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Dec 21, 2020
Replying to @yilinwriter
This is an actual idiom from Chinese "宁为太平犬，莫作离乱人" The translation is roughly "I would rather be a dog in a time of peace than a person during a time of chaos and disaster"
Yilin @ The Lantern and the Night Moths
@yilinwriter
Jun 26, 2023
Replying to @britishmuseum
I do not and cannot accept your apology.
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