User:Alanthwaits
Alan Thwaits[edit]
Freelance Chinese-to-English Translator for History, Art[edit]
Alan began studying Chinese while working as an editor at the MIT Press. He studied four years of modern Chinese and two years of literary Chinese. After starting work as a freelance copyeditor, he gradually took on more and more Chinese translation work, primarily for art auction houses and academic publishers.
Areas of Expertise[edit]
Art, philosophy, history, philosophy, economics, Japan, literary Chinese
For more information, please visit Chinese translator, history, art, philosophy, economics.
Chinese Translations[edit]
Experienced in the following fields:
- Antique Chinese furniture
- Biographies of Chinese scientists
- Chinese aesthetics
- Chinese economics
- Chinese fiction set in the Qing period
- Chinese imperial seals
- Chinese musical performances
- Chinese paintings
- Chinese poetry
- Chinese porcelain
- Daoism
- Literary Chinese
- Qing women's court apparel and accessories
- Scholars' rocks
- Scientific ethics
- Television programming
- Traditional Chinese law
To view samples of his work, please visit Chinese history, painting, calligraphy translations.
Freelance Japanese-to-English Translator for History, Art[edit]
Alan began translating Japanese in the late 1970s at Japan Echo. He again took up Japanese translation while working as a freelance copyeditor. His clients include academic publishers and translation companies.
Areas of Expertise[edit]
Art, philosophy, history, economics, philosophy, China
For more information, please visit Japanese translator, China, history, art, philosophy.
Japanese Translations[edit]
Experienced in the following fields:
- Chinese ceramics
- History of East Asian education
- History of Japanese Sinology
- Japanese ceramics
- Japanese economic history
- Japanese naval history
- Japanese painting (Nihonga)
- Japanese swords
- Japanese traditional mathematics
- Japanese ukiyo-e artists
- Japanese war artifacts
To view samples of his work, please visit Japanese history, ceramic, sword, ukiyo-e translations.
A Freelance Copyeditor for History, Art, Philosophy, China, Japan[edit]
Alan began his editing career in Tokyo at Press International. He returned to the United States to finish a PhD in philosophy. And then he served for fourteen years as a copyeditor at the MIT Press. Finally, he struck out on his own, working as a freelance primarily for encyclopedia publishers.
English Editorial Services Offered[edit]
- Copyediting
- Substantive editing
- Rewriting
- Translating Chinese and Japanese
Subject Areas Edited[edit]
- History, especially Chinese and Japanese history
- China and Japan studies
- The fine arts
- Archaeology
- Philosophy
- Economics
For more information, please visit Copyeditor for China, Japan, history, art, philosophy.