Michael Berry, who started translating “Wuhan Diary” into English beginning in February 2020 said that he translated the book in order for “the world to learn from China’s experience in Wuhan”. [12] The German version was translated by Michael Kahn-Ackermann, and was published by Hoffmann und Campe Verlag on May 30, 2020. [14]

In February of 2020, at the very start of the COVID-19 outbreak, Berry began to translate Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from a Quarantined City by Wuhan-based writer Fang Fang. The book was one of the earliest accounts of the unfolding global crisis; while targeted by nationalist trolls, the diary was widely reviewed by international media outlets ...

Mar 2, 2021 · King Yu interviews Michael Berry, professor of Asian languages and cultures and director of the Center for Chinese Studies at UCLA, and an award-winning English translator for Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary (2020).

Dec 19, 2022 · “Translation, Disinformation and Wuhan Diary is a powerful account of Professor Michael Berry’s unlikely encounter with COVID-19 when it first broke out in China in 2020. Through a gripping narrative, Berry describes his own experience in translating the renowned Wuhan writer Fang Fang’s controversial diary on the pandemic, and his ...

During the early days of the COVID-19 health crisis, Fang Fang’s Wuhan Diary provided an important portal for people around the world to understand the outbreak, local response, and how the novel coronavirus was impacting everyday people.

Dec 9, 2022 · Eventually, even Berry would be pulled into the attacks and targeted by thousands of online trolls. This book answers the questions: why would an online lockdown diary elicit such a strong...

Dec 8, 2022 · “Translation, Disinformation and Wuhan Diary is a powerful account of Professor Michael Berry’s unlikely encounter with COVID-19 when it first broke out in China in 2020. This book is far more than a personal story of a transcultural adventure and its frustrating outcome.

Dec 9, 2022 · This book delves deep into the complex world of disinformation and cyber campaigns surrounding the origins of COVID-19 in China. The author, Berry, provides insightful analysis and investigation into the Wuhan Diary: Dispatches from the Original Epicenter and the CCP's efforts to suppress and manipulate information about the pandemic.

Mar 12, 2024 · Michael Berry's book captures the zeitgeist of our time during COVID-19 as he deeply reflects two tales of viruses: "the coronavirus" and the "ideological viruses" (8). It combines a rare first-person personal narrative of his experiences as the translator of Fang Fang's Wuhan Diary (2020) and his critical engagement with cultural politics in ...