Sound of Colors (book)
Book by Jimmy Liao
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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.
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| Author | Jimmy Liao |
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| Original title | 地下鐵 |
| Translator | Sarah L. Thomson (2006) |
| Language | Chinese |
| Genre | children's picture book |
| Published | 2001, Locus Publishing |
| Publication place | Taiwan |
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| Traditional Chinese | 地下鐵 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 地下铁 | ||||||
| Literal meaning | Underground Railway | ||||||
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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.
- Swedish
- Färgernas ljud. Translated by Anna Gustafsson Chen. Bokförlaget Mirando. 2016.
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
