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Nicky Harman

We talk translation, Chinese culture and love with translator Nicky Harman and editor Nick Skidmore.Our Story by Rao Pingru, Nicky Harman (Translator)Check out the book: http://po.st/OurStoryRaoFollow us on twitter: twitter.com/vintagebooksSign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: po.st/vintagenewsletterRao Pingru was a twenty-six-year-old soldier when he first saw the beautiful Mao Meitang. One glimpse of her through a window as she put on lipstick was enough to capture Pingru’s heart. It was a moment that sparked a union that would last almost sixty years.But when Meitang passed away in 2008, Pingru realised that their marriage and all the small moments and memories of a life together, would be lost to history. And so at the age of eighty-eight, in an outpouring of love and grief, Pingru began to paint.Our Story is a memorial to Pingru and Meitang’s epic romance, told through Pingru’s exquisitely detailed paintings and handwritten notes. We see Pingru and Meitang through the decades, through both poverty and good fortune, and as they grow so too does China: the nation undergoing political turmoil and seismic cultural change.A tale both tragic and inspiring, of enduring love and simple values, Our Story is an old-fashioned romance that unfolds within the rush of a rapidly changing nation. A love letter, a work of folk art and a historical testament, Our Story is a truly unique graphic memoir. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

We talk translation, Chinese culture and love with translator Nicky Harman and editor Nick Skidmore.Our Story by Rao Pingru, Nicky Harman (Translator)Check out the book: <a href="http://po.st/OurStoryRao" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://po.st/OurStoryRao</a>Follow us on twitter: <a href="http://twitter.com/vintagebooks" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">twitter.com/vintagebooks</a>Sign up to our bookish newsletter to hear all about our new releases, see exclusive extracts and win prizes: <a href="http://po.st/vintagenewsletter" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">po.st/vintagenewsletter</a> Rao Pingru was a twenty-six-year-old soldier when he first saw the beautiful Mao Meitang. One glimpse of her through a window as she put on lipstick was enough to capture Pingru’s heart. It was a moment that sparked a union that would last almost sixty years.But when Meitang passed away in 2008, Pingru realised that their marriage and all the small moments and memories of a life together, would be lost to history. And so at the age of eighty-eight, in an outpouring of love and grief, Pingru began to paint.Our Story is a memorial to Pingru and Meitang’s epic romance, told through Pingru’s exquisitely detailed paintings and handwritten notes. We see Pingru and Meitang through the decades, through both poverty and good fortune, and as they grow so too does China: the nation undergoing political turmoil and seismic cultural change.A tale both tragic and inspiring, of enduring love and simple values, Our Story is an old-fashioned romance that unfolds within the rush of a rapidly changing nation. A love letter, a work of folk art and a historical testament, Our Story is a truly unique graphic memoir. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer nofollow" target="_blank">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Translating a love story ᛫ THE EDITING ROOM ᛫ Nicky Harman & Nick Skidmore