Translated Work
香片
First Publication Date:
1988
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English) (Occasionally Bilingual (Chinese-English))
Author
Name:
LEUNG, Ping-kwan 梁秉鈞
Alternate Name:
也斯 ; 心猿 ; Ye Si ; Xin Yuan
Birthplace:
Guangdong, China
Biography:
Born in 1949, Leung was one of Hong Kong's best-known cultural icons. A versatile writer, his works ranged from poetry to novels, including《布拉格的明信片》 (Postcards from Prague) (1990), 《半途:梁秉鈞詩選》(Mid-way: Leung Ping Kwan's Poetry Collection and 《後殖民食物與愛情》(Postcolonial Affairs of Food and the Heart).
Translator
Translator Biography:
Lai studied at the University of Hong Kong and the University of Bristol. She taught English Literature and Translation at the University of Hong Kong and the Hong Kong Baptist University until her retirement in 2004. She has translated works of a number of local authors, including Leung Ping-Kwan (Ye Si) and Xiao Si into English. In 2009, she was awarded “Outstanding Translator Award” at the Eighteenth Hong Kong Stage Drama Awards by the Hong Kong Federation of Drama Societies.
Editor
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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