Tristan Felix B.

Literary translator Emily Balistrieri, he/h…

Tristan Felix B.

Literary translator Emily Balistrieri, he/him. Have translated Ao Omae, Tomihiko Morimi, and more: https://booklog.jp/users/emilyb

Tomihiko Morimi in English

Translated by me (Emily Balistrieri) unless otherwise noted: Penguin Highway ペンギン・ハイウェイ (Yen On; tr. Andrew Cunningham) The Night is Short, Walk on Girl 夜は短し歩けよ乙女 (Yen On) "20th Century Hotel" 廿世紀ホテル (Samovar) "Fireworks" 花火 (Tree, St

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    • Ao Omae in English

      Translated by me (Emily Balistrieri) unless otherwise noted: "‪Beam" ビーム (Electric Literature) "The Old-Woman Skin" おばあさんの皮 (Short Shorts x Japan Cultural Expo) "Bath Towel Visuals" バスタオルの映像 (The Southern Review, Summer 2021) "The

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      • I wrote a poem

        sometimes I wish life would all happen at once and be over first kiss as I get divorced ping pong as I lie shivering cruelty as I win accolades a cosmic form of impatience compelling me towards everything and nothing death as I am born Kyo

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        • Haruka Tono so far

          Haruka Tono (b. 1991) has become an indelible part of my literary landscape. I posted about the three books he's written so far on FB, so I decided to copy-paste that here: 1. 破局 (The breakup) Won him the Akutagawa Prize last year. Really

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        Tomihiko Morimi in English

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          An Answer to "My First Kiss"

          When Rintarō Hamaguchi's Story for You, "My First Kiss" came out, I thought it was amusing, but at the same time, it was hopelessly cishet, which didn't feel like the most interesting thing you could write about a random sex-change phenomen

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          An Answer to "My First Kiss"

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          Story For You Translations #COVID19

          These are translations I did for Tree's trilingual flash fiction series for kids during the summer of COVID-19, Story For You. "The Death of the King" by ShienBIS || A sweet little fantasy story. I decided to pick up the first volume of 迷

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          Story For You Translations #COVID19

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          Day to Day Translations #COVID19

          A list of translations I did as part of Tree's trilingual coronavirus-themed flash fiction project, Day to Day. "Until That Day Comes" by Izumi Sunohara || A BL story about ER doctors finding a moment to relax despite the pandemic. "WFH

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          Day to Day Translations #COVID19

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