Translated Work
無望
Title:
No Hope
Genre:
Prose
Page Numbers:
166 - 167
First Publication Date:
1988
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English) (Occasionally Bilingual (Chinese-English))
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Author
Name:
WONG, James Jim 黃霑
Alternate Name:
HUANG, Zhan ; WONG, James
Year of Birth:
1941
Year of Death:
2004
Birthplace:
Guangzhou, China
Gender:
Male
Biography:
Born in Guangzhou in 1941 and raised in Hong Kong, Wong was a Cantopop lyricist and songwriter. He started publishing his works in secondary school and entered The University of Hong Kong in 1960. Apart from his successful career as a lyricist, he also published his writings about his daily experience at a number of newspapers. His publications include the essay collections 《不文集》[Collection of Illiteracy] and 《廣告人告白》[Confession by an Advertiser].
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Translator
Name:
STEINHARDT, John
Gender:
Male
Translator Biography:
Steinhardt studied Arabic and Chinese at Cambridge University and received his MA in 1983. He has worked as a translator, investment consultant, writer and editor in Hong Kong, China, Taiwan and Cairo.
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《香港作家雜文選》(1987)。