A translator must be both a gifted writer and a dedicated scholar. Because translating a literary work requires intelligence, patience, sensitivity, erudition, and a generous spirit. The combination of these qualities results in empathy, which is what good translations must have. So I feel remarkably honored that Chuckberry Pascual (whose own literary works I admire and respect) has chosen to translate my work. The world I write about in Catch A Falling Star is the Manila of a colegiala in the late 50s and early 60s, a vastly different world from the one Chuck lives in. And yet, because he possesses those very qualities I mentioned, he has restored my world to vivid life for a different generations of readers. A new edition of the original English version was released last year to mark the book's 20th anniversary. To make it also available for readers more comfortable in Filipino is the fulfillment of one of my long-held dreams. My heart is full.
-Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo, author of Catch A Falling Star
Bumubuo ng daigdig ng pagkainosente at pagkamulat ang mga kuwento sa Ingles ni Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo at tungkulin ng sinumang tagasalin- ni Chuckberry Pascual ngayon- na muling buuin ito sa panibagong wika. Tumutuon ang mga ito sa pananaw, damdamin, at pag-unlad ng kabataang babaeng protagonista. Kasiya-siyang danas na mabasa ito sa orihinal at mapalad tayong mauulit ang natatanging kasiyahan sa pagbasa ng bersiyong Filipino. Malinaw na naisaloob ni Pascual ang danas at imahinasyon ng akda kung kaya may mainam na pagdaloy ang salin, walang hirin o pagkatapilok alinman sa mga kuwento. Binalanse ng tagasalin ang bawat salita, prase, at pangungusap upang maidulog sa atin ang mahusay at napapanahong bersiyong Filipino ng Catch A Falling Star ng respetadong awtor Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo.
-Joey Baquiran, manunulat at tagasalin
BOOK DETAILS
AUTHOR: Cristina Pantoja Hidalgo
TRANSLATOR: Chuckberry J. Pascual
PUBLISHER: Lampara Books
LANGUAGE: English & Filipino
ISBN: 9789715189866
DATE PUBLISHED: 2021
FORMAT: Softcover
SIZE: 5.25x8in
WEIGHT: 300g
