Translated Work
香港二十年目睹怪現狀：節錄 — (第七回) 即席揮毫 名成一畫 瞞天過海 譽許全能
Title:
Two Decades of Hong Kong Oddities' (excerpts) — The Instant Artist: A Mistress of Disguise
Genre:
Fiction
Chinese Book Title:
Book Title:
Page Numbers:
16 - 33
First Publication Date:
2008
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
“The Instant Artist: A Mistress of Disguise” unfolds the intriguing story of a seemingly virtuoso performer, He Yaxian. As the mistress of a wealthy man, she worked her way through the artistic world with the assistance of several local artists who planned to get the most out of this secret deal.
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Author
Name:
GAO, Dexiong 高德雄
Alternate Name:
三蘇 ; 高雄 ; San Su ; Gao Xiong
Year of Birth:
1918
Year of Death:
1981
Birthplace:
Zhejiang, China
Gender:
Male
Biography:
Born in 1918 in Guangzhou, Gao arrived in Hong Kong in 1944 and worked as an editor at several local newspapers. His works are best known for reflecting the social reality of Hong Kong, and they tend to be sceptical of the political environment amidst the Handover of Hong Kong. His famous works include 《香港二十年目睹怪現狀》(Two Decades of Hong Kong Oddities).
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Translator
Name:
BARMÉ, Geremie 白傑明
Gender:
Male
Translator Biography:
Barmé is Professor of Chinese History at the Australian National University. He is also the editor of East Asian History and co-editor with Bruce Doar of the e-journal China Heritage Quarterly. His publications include Sang Ye's China Candid: the People on the People's Republic and the film Morning Sun, which he co-wrote and co-directed with Carma Hinton and co-produced with Richard Gordon.
Editor
Name:
HUNG, Eva 孔慧怡
Birthplace:
Hong Kong
Editor Biography:
Born in Hong Kong, Hung received her doctorate at the University of London. She was the Director of the Research Centre for Translation at The Chinese University of Hong Kong and editor of the literary journal Renditions. She has translated works by Wang Anyi and Eileen Chang into English.
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Name:
IP, Sherlon Chi-yin 葉志研
Birthplace:
Hong Kong
Editor Biography:
Ip received her BA and MPhil in Translation from the University of Hong Kong. She joined the Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong in 2003 and served as Managing Editor of its magazine Renditions. Her research focuses on the translations of traditional Chinese literature into English and German.
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Source Text Reference:
收入《純文學》第46-52,54期，1971年1-7,9月。
收入《香港二十年目睹怪現狀》(1972)，頁1-3,130-50。
Published Date of Source Text:
1972
Target Text Reference:
Renditions: Special Issue on Hong Kong, nos. 29 & 30 (Spring & Autumn 1988), pp.73-83 [Title: 'A Performance Artist's Paradise']