The Carving of Insects “My intention is to make

“My intention is to make the translation of a poem to read like a poem itself … Poetry cannot really be translated into prose

a long and rather baroque essay by Shen Congwen 沈從文 showing sides of that important author we do not often see

Taken in total

and her handling of them

papers within this volume explore why certain works were chosen for translation

The Carving of Insects “My intention is to makeBy Bian Zhilin Edited by Mary M. Y. Fung Translated by Mary M. Y. Fung and David Lunde 2006 152 pages ISBN 962 7255 33 5 This title was awarded the PEN Center USA Awards 2007 for Translation The present unique collection, comprising almost Bian's entire corpus, gives full play to his delicate craftsmanship.