Translated Work
哈公怪論
Title:
Four Essays by Ha Gong- An Injection of Hong Kong Dollars
First Publication Date:
1988
Publisher:
Research Centre for Translation, the Chinese University of Hong Kong
Language:
Monolingual (English) (Occasionally Bilingual (Chinese-English))
Author
Birthplace:
the Philippines
Biography:
Born in the Philippines in 1930, Xu began his career as a columnist for local newspapers. He is renowned for his political satires, which are often critical of the PRC government. He founded the magazine Emancipation Monthly in 1986. His publications include 《哈公怪論》[Strange Theories of Ha Gong] and 《哈公語錄》[Words of Ha Gong].
Translator
Translator Biography:
Cohn studied Chinese at Oberlin College and Columbia University. Having lived in Taipei, Beijing and Hong Kong for a long time, he has published translations of Lao She's fiction and The Dianshizhai Pictorial. He worked as an editorial assistant at the Research Centre for Translation, The Chinese University of Hong Kong and as an editor at the Far Eastern Economic Review.
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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Source Text Reference:
收入《明報》專欄《哈公怪論》。