Translated Work
翠袖
Title:
Green Sleeves
Genre:
Fiction
Page Numbers:
206 - 220
First Publication Date:
1991
Publisher:
M. E. Sharpe
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
In the story, a Shanghai girl called Greensleeves (Cuixiu) is married to a Hong Kong businessman and lives a carefree life, but she later falls in love with a stockbroker. With a thought-provoking ending, the story portrays the psychology and situation of women in Hong Kong.
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Author
Name:
CHUNG, Sharon Hiu-leong 鍾曉陽
Alternate Name:
CHUNG, Sharon Hiu Leong ; ZHONG, Xiaoyang
Year of Birth:
1962
Birthplace:
Guangzhou, China
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in Guangzhou in 1962, Chung moved to Hong Kong with her family when she was five months old. After she finished her studies at The University of Michigan, she returned to Hong Kong, and moved to Sydney seven years later. Influenced by the writing of Eileen Chang, her works combine classical Chinese and western elements. Her publications include the fiction 翠袖 [Greensleeves].
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Translator
Name:
DUKE, Michael S. 杜邁可
Gender:
Male
Translator Biography:
Duke obtained his PhD in Chinese language and literature at U.C., Berkeley, and taught at the University of British Columbia. His publications include Blooming and Contending: Chinese Literature in the Post Mao Era and The Iron House: A Memoir of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Massacre. He has translated a wide range of literary works, including works of Su Tong.
Editor
Name:
DUKE, Michael S. 杜邁可
Editor Biography:
Duke obtained his PhD in Chinese language and literature at U.C., Berkeley, and taught at the University of British Columbia. His publications include Blooming and Contending: Chinese Literature in the Post Mao Era and The Iron House: A Memoir of the Chinese Democracy Movement and the Tiananmen Massacre. He has translated a wide range of literary works, including works of Su Tong.
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Source Text Reference:
收入《素葉文學》第3期，1981年11月，頁28-31。
收入《流年》(1987)，頁1-24。
收入《世界中文小說選》下冊 (1987)，頁553-69。
Published Date of Source Text:
1981