Sound of Colors (book)
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Author | Jimmy Liao |
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Original title | 地下鐵 |
Translator | Sarah L. Thomson (2006) |
Country | Taiwan |
Language | Chinese |
Genre | children's picture book |
Published | 2001, |
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Traditional Chinese | 地下鐵 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 地下铁 | ||||||
Literal meaning | Underground Railway | ||||||
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Sound of Colors is a 2001 Taiwanese children's picture book written and illustrated by Jimmy Liao. The Chinese title means "subway", and the book follows a blind girl's imaginations as she rides the city's rapid transit. The book was translated to English by Sarah L. Thomson and published in 2006 as The Sound of Colors.
Reception[]
Publishers Weekly wrote the book "offers a meditation on blindness that will stay with readers long after they have closed the paper-over-board book".[1]
Translations[]
- English: The Sound of Colors: A Journey of the Imagination. Translated by Sarah L. Thomson. Little, Brown and Company. 2006.
- Japanese: Chikatetsu (地下鉄). Translated by Noriko Housako. Shogakukan. 2002.
- Korean: Jihacheol (지하철). Translated by Baek Eun-young. Samtoh Publishing. 2004.
- Thai: Nai čhai klai kūa sāitā (ในใจ...ไกลกว่าสายตา). Translated by Prathumphō̜n Tangkunthawat. Nanmee Books. 2004.
- Spanish: El sonido de los colores. Translated by Jordi Ainaud i Escudero. Barbara Fiore Editora. 2008.
- French: Le son des couleurs. Translated by Stéphane Levêque. Bayard Jeunesse. 2009.
- Italian: La voce dei colori. Translated by Silvia Torchio. Edizioni Gruppo Abele. 2011.
- Polish: Dźwięki kolorów. Translated by Katarzyna Sarek. Officyna. 2012.
- Dutch: De klank van kleuren: een reis van de verbeelding. Translated by Elske Kampen. Eduforce. 2013.
- Vietnamese: Âm thanh của sắc màu. Translated by Nguyễn Lệ Chi. Kim Đồng Publishing House. 2014.
Adaptations[]
- Sound of Colors, a 2003 film directed by Joe Ma, starring Miriam Yeung, Tony Leung Chiu-wai, Dong Jie and Chang Chen
- Sound of Colors, a 2006 TV series directed by Zhang Min, starring Ruby Lin, Wallace Huo, Hao Lei and Huang Meng
References[]
Categories:
- 2001 children's books
- Chinese-language books
- Literature about blindness
- Taiwanese picture books
- Children's book stubs