2007 Best Fan Writer Hugo Essays in Japanese
Posted on June 27, 2007 Posted by John Scalzi
As the Worldcon is taking place this year in Japan, and I am nominated for the Best Fan Writer Hugo, I thought it would be both useful and respectful to get translations of some of my SF-related entries in 2006 so that Japanese fans and Hugo voters would be able to have an informed view of the work before they cast their ballots. Thus, behind the cut are translated essays. Clearly, these will be of most interest to those who read Japanese.
For the rest of you, if you’re curious as to which essays these are, they are “The Lie of Star Wars as Entertainment,” “On Carl Sagan,” “You Can Get This Book For Free. You Should Buy It,” and “Cover Story and Cover Art.”
I am greatly indebted to Yumi Kurosawa and Yoshio Kobayashi for their work in translating and editing these essays.
Translations behind the cut.
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