Translated Work
香港歷史明信片
Title:
Postcards of Old Hong Kong
First Publication Date:
1998
Publisher:
Hong Kong Arts Centre & Provisional Regional Council
Language:
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
Name:
CHEUNG, Martha Pui-yiu 張佩瑤
Translator Biography:
Born in Hong Kong in 1953, Cheung taught at a number of universities, specialising in Literature and Translation Studies. Her translations of Chinese literature into English include Han Shaogong’s Homecoming? and numerous works of Hong Kong poets such as Leung Ping Kwan. She also co-edited anthologies including An Oxford Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Drama and Hong Kong Collage: Contemporary Stories and Writing.
Editor
Editor Biography:
Lam has been a member of the Chartered Institute of Linguists since 1984. She obtained her MA degree from City University in 1997. At the time of publication, she was working with the Hong Kong Arts Centre as Education Programme Director. She organised the First Hong Kong International Poetry Festival in January 1997.
Source Text Reference:
收入《半途——梁秉鈞詩選》(1995),頁310-11。
Published Date of Source Text:
1995