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Q&A If I am writing from the first-person perspective of a non-English speaker in first person, what should I do?

I have a character in a book I wish to write in the first person; however, one of the main characters who narrate lives in China. He speaks only Cantonese and Mandarin, so it's a problem, but it is...

2 answers  ·  posted 7y ago by Anonymous Author‭  ·  last activity 5y ago by System‭

#3: Attribution notice added by user avatar System‭ · 2019-12-08T07:58:18Z (about 5 years ago)
Source: https://writers.stackexchange.com/q/33311
License name: CC BY-SA 3.0
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#2: Initial revision by user avatar Anonymous Author‭ · 2019-12-08T07:58:18Z (about 5 years ago)
I have a character in a book I wish to write in the first person; however, one of the main characters who narrate lives in China. He speaks only Cantonese and Mandarin, so it's a problem, but it is important they only speak these languages and live in China. What should I do?

#1: Imported from external source by user avatar System‭ · 2018-02-16T00:59:07Z (almost 7 years ago)
Original score: 1