Translated Work
浮城誌異
Title:
Marvels of A Floating City
Genre:
Fiction
Chinese Book Title:
Book Title:
Page Numbers:
41 - 54
First Publication Date:
2008
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
Marvels of a Floating City is a collection of Xi Xi's short stories on the turbulent and fascinating local life in the 1980s. The conflicts between the East and the West are skilfully woven together to create narratives of the hopes, anger and fears that gripped the people of Hong Kong in this crucial period of history.
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Author
Name:
ZHANG, Yan 張彥
Alternate Name:
張愛倫 ; 西西 ; CHEUNG, Oi Lun ; Xi Xi ; Hsi Hsi
Year of Birth:
1938
Birthplace:
Shanghai, China
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in China in 1938, Zhang came to Hong Kong at the age of twelve. She began to write for local newspapers and magazines when she was in secondary school. After receiving her Diploma of Education, she taught at a primary school and worked as an editor for several literary magazines. She also co-founded the non-profit publishing house Su Yeh Publications with her friends. Her best-known publications include 《我城》(My City) and 《浮城誌異》(Marvels of the Floating City), which depicted Hong Kong’s local life and social issues.
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Translator
Name:
HUNG, Eva 孔慧怡
Gender:
Female
Translator 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.
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《七十五年科幻小說選》(1986) 。
收入 《手卷》(1988)，頁1-19。
Published Date of Source Text:
1986
Target Text Reference:
Marvels of a Floating City and Other Stories (1997), Renditions Paperbacks, pp.1-28