Translated Work
命定相隨的聯繫
Title:
Tied Together by Fate
Genre:
Fiction
Chinese Book Title:
Book Title:
Page Numbers:
94 - 96
First Publication Date:
2008
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
The story captures an interesting connection between a builder and a chair on the opposite rooftop. The builder lets his imagination run wild and wonders who has been sitting on the chair, while the old lady who owns the chair quietly waits for the builder to go for tea at 15:15, only to realise that not all workmen have tea at that time.
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Author
Name:
CHAN, Wai-ying 陳惠英
Alternate Name:
CHEN, Huiying
Year of Birth:
1955
Birthplace:
Hong Kong
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in Hong Kong in 1955, Chan received her education from Grantham College of Education and The University of Hong Kong. Her works have been published in several newspapers and literary magazines. Chan produced two collections of essays dedicated to the local culture, 《遊城》(City wanderings ) and 《香港時間》(The Hong Kong time).
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Translator
Name:
GOLDBLATT, Howard 葛浩文
Gender:
Male
Translator Biography:
Goldblatt was Research Professor of Chinese at the University of Notre Dame from 2002 to 2011, and is a prolific translator of modern Chinese fiction, renowned for his translations of the Nobel Laureate Mo Yan, among others. He is the founding editor of the periodical Modern Chinese Literature.
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《香港文學》第77期，1991年5月5日，頁90-91。
收入《遊城》(1996) ，頁47-51。
Published Date of Source Text:
1991
Target Text Reference:
Renditions, nos. 47 & 48, pp.42-44;Hong Kong Stories: Old Themes New Voices, Renditions Paperbacks, pp.58-63;Loud Sparrows: Contemporary Chinese Short-storts, pp.47-50