Nathaniel Gan is a translator working from Chinese and Spanish to English. He translates poetry, fiction, and first-person narratives for TWOC. His background in activism, farming, education, and design has provided a fertile training ground for navigating the space between worldviews, where meaning depends as much on context as content. Based out of Providence, Rhode Island, Nathaniel collaborates with poets and writers in the US and internationally.
A fresh poetry translation from Cang Bai on the humble wheat crop
A fresh poetry translation from Cang Bai on the humble wheat crop
On a seedy street in a small town, a 50-year-old woman struggles to chase her literary dreams as she makes a living by cutting hair
Two sex educators for children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities discuss how society can better serve this vulnerable community
A six-month stay in a Chinese village helped a family return to their roots
“We have no hope of being seen as human”: a writer recalls her mother’s struggles as a ‘yuesao,’ a nanny specializing in newborn and new mother care
Staking out hospitals, meeting body quotas: a “body transporter” shares his memories from the competitive undertaking of death
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