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Your Move/Readers Write: On respect and harmony; "Altered Carbon"; "Levar Burton Reads"

Published on 3/31/2019

On respect and harmony: “The negative tone and harsh criticism of the translator of the Cho Hunhyun book "Go With the Flow" (Empty Board #13 3/24 EJ) caught me by surprise,” writes Hanxi Zhang. “I have read the book in both English and Chinese. To me it is challenging to translate Cho's abstract thoughts and philosophies from one language/culture to another, and the translator did a decent, if not perfect job. If – as Mr Cobb has often said -- Go is all about peace, balance and harmony, I am afraid he has behaved exactly contrary to those virtues. I do not see the point of humiliating the translator, a cultural ambassador, for his imperfect work. In the oriental culture, recognizing people's mistakes and weaknesses without exposing them in public is considered a virtue. Let's constantly remind ourselves of these virtues, both when playing Go and in real life."
"Altered Carbon": A very plausible Go game shows up in the 7th episode of the Netflix series Altered Carbon at about 40 minute in, and continues to show up in several subsequent episodes. (see our 2/13/2018 Go Spotting: Altered Carbon)
- Mark Gilston"Levar Burton Reads": I just heard the latest episode of the podcast Levar Burton Reads. In it Levar Burton reads Ken Liu's short story Mono No Aware. The plot centers around culture, and go is ultimately central to the climax of the story. Worth listening to! - Howard Cornett

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