Translated Work
她是女子，我也是女子
Title:
She's Woman; I'm Woman
Genre:
Fiction
Book Title:
Page Numbers:
287 - 300
First Publication Date:
1999
Publisher:
Oxford University Press (China)
Language:
Monolingual (English)
Synopsis:
The portrayal of the illicit relationship between two women, Ye Xixi and her classmate, Xu Zhiheng, manifests the social norms and common perceptions towards homosexuality at the time of writing. Despite the affection they share with one another, Xu decides to utilise her body in exchange for benefits from men, and thus ends the relationship with Ye.
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Author
Name:
WONG, Bik-wan 黃碧雲
Alternate Name:
WONG, Bik Wan
Year of Birth:
1961
Birthplace:
Hong Kong
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in 1961, Wong received training in journalism and communication at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. While she has worked in various local media, she also writes fiction. Some of her works touch upon the year of Handover of Hong Kong, 1997.
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Translator
Name:
YUET, May Ching 程月媚
Gender:
Female
Translator Biography:
Ching received her PhD in English from the University of Michigan. She was Associate Professor in the Department of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. She has published research on Ezra Pound and modern poetry.
Editor
Name:
TAM, Kwok-kan 譚國根
Editor Biography:
Tam is Professor in the Department of English at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. He received his PhD in comparative literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. He has published books and articles on modern Chinese literature, comparative studies of the theatre, and Western literary theory.
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Name:
YIP, Terry Siu-han 葉少嫻
Editor Biography:
Yip was Professor and Chairperson of the Department of English Language and Literature at Hong Kong Baptist University at the time of publication. She received her PhD in Comparative Literature from the University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign. She has published extensively on gender and modern literature.
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Name:
DISSANAYAKE, Wimal 迪沙那亞基
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Source Text Reference:
收入《其後》(1991)，頁1-18。
Published Date of Source Text:
1991