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Morgan Giles

Born in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains in Kentucky, Morgan Giles is a literary translator based in Tokyo. She graduated from Indiana University with a BA in Japanese Language and Linguistics in 2009 before moving to London. Her translation of the Naocola Yamazaki short story 'Dad I Love You' appeared in The Book of Tokyo (Comma Press). She won the TA First Translation Prize for her translation of Tokyo Ueno Station by Yu Miri.

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Wasafiri Wonders: Morgan Giles
Ever wondered which book your favourite translator would secretly love to translate? Or which book in translation they love that nobody’s heard of? Wasafiri Wonders is a series that asks these questions for you.  … Tell us about your translating rituals.
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