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A Simplified Chinese translation of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, produced with AI assistance and human review, published as an online reader and EPUB.

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What is it?

This repository hosts a Chinese translation of Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time, organized into seven volumes. The text is produced with multiple AI models and then revised and polished across several rounds, with the maintainer doing ongoing manual reading and wording adjustments.

The project publishes the translation as a web reader and as downloadable EPUB files built automatically through CI/CD. It also documents the translation workflow, the source edition used (a BeQ-prepared electronic text based on the Gallimard 1946–47 edition), and a comparison of selected passages against earlier Chinese translations.

The translated text and compiled materials are released under CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, allowing copying and adaptation with attribution, non-commercial use, and share-alike terms.

Key features

  • 01Seven-volume structure with an online reader and downloadable EPUB
  • 02Translation pipeline combining several AI models with multi-round proofreading
  • 03Documented workflow stages from source text to packaged EPUB
  • 04Side-by-side comparisons of selected passages against earlier Chinese translations
  • 05Contribution guide for submitting corrections via an AI agent workflow

Use cases

  • Reading Proust's novel in Chinese on a phone or e-reader via EPUB
  • Comparing translation choices across different Chinese editions
  • Contributing proofreading or wording fixes to an open translation

Quick start

  1. 1

    Read the translation online

  2. 2

    Download the EPUB from the releases page

Things to know

  • Licensed CC BY-NC-SA 4.0, so commercial use is not allowed and adaptations must use the same license.
  • AI-assisted translation that is still being reviewed by hand, so wording may change over time.
  • Content is a reader and EPUB, not a software library, so there is no package to install.

Topics

#translation#literature#proust#epub#chinese#ai-translation#ebook

FAQ

What is in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project?
A Simplified Chinese translation of Marcel Proust's In Search of Lost Time, produced with AI assistance and human review, published as an online reader and EPUB. This repository hosts a Chinese translation of Marcel Proust's novel In Search of Lost Time, organized into seven volumes. The text is produced with multiple AI models and then revised and polished across several rounds, with the maintainer doing ongoing manual reading and wording adjustments.
Is in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project free to use? What license does it have?
in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project is open source under the Other license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
Is in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project still maintained?
Actively maintained. The last commit to in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project was on Nov 6, 2026.
What can I use in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project for?
Reading Proust's novel in Chinese on a phone or e-reader via EPUB Comparing translation choices across different Chinese editions Contributing proofreading or wording fixes to an open translation
How do I install in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project?
Read the translation online Download the EPUB from the releases page
Where can I get in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project?
The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/QriDoki/in-search-of-lost-time-translation-project

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