Translated Work
天譴
Title:
The Censure of Heaven
Genre:
Fiction
Chinese Book Title:
Book Title:
Page Numbers:
146 - 157
First Publication Date:
2008
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
The protagonist of the story is a female factory worker who moves to Hong Kong after her brother, leaving her husband and child behind. Tired of the mundane and difficult life in Hong Kong, she reluctantly goes to Hung Hom Station to pick up her husband who has recently been allowed to cross the border, only to find out that her brother has taken his own life and is lying in a hospital bed.
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Author
Name:
YAN, Chungou 顔純鈎
Alternate Name:
YAN, Chungou
Year of Birth:
1948
Birthplace:
Fujian, China
Gender:
Male
Biography:
Born in 1948 in Fujian, Yan experienced the Cultural Revolution, and this historical event became an important source for his creative work. Yan moved to Hong Kong in 1978 and began his career as a writer. His short story collections include《紅綠燈》(Traffic lights) and 《天譴》(The censure of heaven ).
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Translator
Name:
ROBSON, Shin Yong 容新
Gender:
Male
Translator Biography:
Robson is Adjunct Associate Professor of the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures at Beloit College. She teaches all levels of Chinese language studies and Chinese calligraphy. Besides publishing research in the areas of modern Chinese linguistics, she has also served as a simultaneous interpreter and regularly translates Chinese texts 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《八方文藝叢刊》第5輯，1987年4月，頁12-20。
收入《天譴》(1992)，頁117-32。
Published Date of Source Text:
1987
Target Text Reference:
Renditions, no. 63, pp.61-72