Xiang Xingyao
Xiang Xingyao | |||||||
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| Born | 1924 Suzhou, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
| Died | 1997 (aged 72–73) China | ||||||
| Occupation | Translator | ||||||
| Language | Chinese, English, Russian | ||||||
| Genre | Novel | ||||||
| Notable works | My Past and Thoughts | ||||||
| Spouse | Xing Guifen | ||||||
| Chinese name | |||||||
| Traditional Chinese | 項星耀 | ||||||
| Simplified Chinese | 项星耀 | ||||||
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Xiang Xingyao (Chinese: 项星耀; 1924 – 28 October 1997) was a Chinese translator and associate professor at Fujian Normal University.[1] He was one of the main translators of the works of the Russian writer Alexander Herzen into Chinese. Some of his English translations were published by People's Literature Publishing House.
Biography[edit]
Xiang was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in 1924.[2] After the establishment of the Communist State, he taught at East China Normal University in Shanghai.[2]
In October 1969, he was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works in Xinan Commune (溪南公社) of Xiapu County, Fujian Province.[2] After the Cultural Revolution, he taught at Fujian Normal University.
He died of intestinal cancer on October 28, 1997.[2][1]
Personal life[edit]
Xiang married Xing Guifen (邢桂芬), who was an actress at Fanghua Yue Opera Troupe (芳华越剧团).[2]
Translations[edit]
- My Past and Thoughts (往事与随想)[3]
- Middlemarch (米德尔马契)[4]
- The Portrait of a Lady (一位女士的画像)[5]
- Mansfield Park (曼斯菲尔德庄园)[6]
References[edit]
- ^ a b Song Zhijian (2015-12-31). 实大于名项星耀 宋志坚. takungpao.com (in Chinese).
- ^ a b c d e Song Zhijian (2018-10-11). 项星耀的“名气”. chinawriter.com.cn (in Chinese).
- ^ Alexander Herzen (2018). My Past and Thoughts (in Chinese). Chengdu, Sichuan: Sichuan People's Publishing House. ISBN 9787220105142.
- ^ George Eliot (2018). Middlemarch (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020124947.
- ^ Henry James (2018). The Portrait of a Lady (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020124930.
- ^ Jane Austen (2017). Mansfield Park (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House. ISBN 9787532775149.