Translated Work
紅梅谷
Title:
La Vallée des prunes rouges
Genre:
Fiction
Chinese Book Title:
Page Numbers:
155 - 168
First Publication Date:
2006
Publisher:
Éditions Caractères
Language:
Monolingual (French)
Synopsis:
The male protagonist, Xiao Dao, is craving to go to Hung Mui Kuk (literally Red Plum Valley) and plans to invite a few friends. One day, his wife receives a call from one of the female friends he invited. After that, the wife keeps nagging about the fact that he is planning a trip with other women. The other guy he invited has a business trip and cannot join him, so Xiao Dao ends up going alone.
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Author
Name:
WONG, Pok 王璞
Year of Birth:
1950
Birthplace:
China
Gender:
Female
Biography:
Born in 1950 in Hong Kong, Wong's family emigrated to Mainland China, where she received her education and experienced the Cultural Revolution. After obtaining her master's degree in comparative literature in Shanghai, she settled in Hong Kong in 1989 and worked for several newspapers. She is currently working as a full-time writer.
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Translator
Name:
CURIEN, Annie 安妮．居里安
Gender:
Female
Translator Biography:
Annie Curien is a French sinologist renowned for her academic interest in Contemporary Chinese and Sinophone Literature. She has translated works by Chinese writers such as Han Shaogong and Li Rui. She founded the programme Atelier Littéraire Bipolaire to promote literary exchanges between French and Chinese literati. Her publications include Hong Kong: Approches littéraires.
Editor
Name:
CURIEN, Annie 安妮．居里安
Birthplace:
France
Editor Biography:
Annie Curien is a French sinologist renowned for her academic interest in Contemporary Chinese and Sinophone Literature. She has translated works by Chinese writers such as Han Shaogong and Li Rui. She founded the programme Atelier Littéraire Bipolaire to promote literary exchanges between French and Chinese literati. Her publications include Hong Kong: Approches littéraires.
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Source Text Reference:
收入《中央日報．副刊》(台灣)，1994年12月7日。
收入《知更鳥》(1998)，頁17-26。
Published Date of Source Text:
1994