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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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".
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