alanthwaits.com Japanese and Chinese Translator for Classics, History, Art
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Japanese-to-English Translation
Alan Thwaits specializes in Japanese-to-English translation in the fields of art, history, and the classics. Having worked extensively as an editor for an academic publisher, he can produce translations that are ready for publication. For more information on his background, please visit Japanese translator for art, history, and classics.
In Japanese-to-English translation, he has produced superb translations in such fields as the following:
- Ceramics
- Naval history
- Woodblock prints
- Traditional education
- Prewar Sinology
For samples of his work, please visit Ceramics, naval history, woodblock print, education, historiography translations.
Chinese-to-English Translation
Alan Thwaits is also an accomplished Chinese-to-English translator. He can handle not only modern Chinese but also literary and classical Chinese. And he uses his editorial experience to render the language of the past into natural, readily understandable English. For his complete background, please visit Chinese translator for classics, history, art.
He has produced exceptional Chinese-to-English translations in the following fields:
- Traditional Chinese law
- Calligraphy
- Imperial seals
- Paintings
- Poetry
- Daoism
- Porcelain
To see examples of his translations, please visit Legal history, calligraphy, seal, painting, poetry, philosophy, porcelain translations.
English Editing
Alan Thwaits also has extensive editorial experience, both in Japan and at an academic press in the United States. He has produced fine English prose in the following fields, but can also handle other fields as well.
- Philosophy
- History
- Psychology
- China
- Japan
- Economics
- Archaeology
To explore his background in detail, please visit China, Japan, history, philosophy, economics, archaeology, psychology editor.
