I am now looking at Great Ruler [大主宰] written by potato [土豆] who is one of the top vegetable writers of the online novel writing scene in China. What is a vegetable writer you say? Apparently it is some Chinese meme where online novel writers decided to use vegetable names as their username. The ones I know of are "I Eat Tomatoes", "Potato", "Banana", and "Peas". Two from that list are on the top 5 list of successful writers, so either it is a coincidence, or there is power in the vegetable!
One more note to close this post with. I am not satisfied with my rendition of the novel title yet. It leaves much to be desired. The characters 主宰 cab mean to dominate, to dictate, to rule or simply master. I have the feeling that the title of the book should convey a sense of oppression, however I am not sure how to send that message in English. Tyrant is the closest I can come, but that sends a message of evil.
Not a good start? Ah well, maybe my dear readers can offer up a suggestion.
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