Translated Work
回家
Title:
Home-coming
Genre:
Fiction
Page Numbers:
108 - 103
First Publication Date:
1988
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English) (Occasionally Bilingual (Chinese-English))
Synopsis:
In the story, the protagonist goes home to visit her family only to find out that they are on their beam-ends. During the meal, they discuss how difficult their life is, but the protagonist’s mother still spends generously on the dinner and clothing for her daughter.
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Author
Name:
NEE, Isabel Yeh-su 倪亦舒
Alternate Name:
亦舒 ; NGI, Yik Sue ; Yik Sue ; Yi Shu
Year of Birth:
1946
Birthplace:
Shanghai, China
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in 1946 in Shanghai, Ni moved to Hong Kong at the age of seven and published her first short story collection when she was 17. Her works mainly revolve around the theme of family life, and many of them have been adapted into TV series.
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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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Source Text Reference:
收入《海光文藝》第10期，1966年10月，頁16-21。
Published Date of Source Text:
1966
Target Text Reference:
(First Publication)