Tu An
Jiang Bihou (simplified Chinese: 蒋壁厚; traditional Chinese: 蔣壁厚; pinyin: Jiǎng Bìhoù; 22 November 1923 – 16 December 2017), better known by his pen name Tu An (Chinese: 屠岸; pinyin: Tú'àn),[1][2] is a Chinese poet and translator.[3] He was a member of China Writers Association.
Tu An | |
|---|---|
| Native name | 蒋壁厚 |
| Born | Jiang Bihou 22 November 1923 Changzhou, Jiangsu |
| Died | 16 December 2017 (aged 94) Beijing, China |
| Pen name | Tu'an (屠岸) Shumou (叔牟) |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Language | Chinese, English |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| Period | 1941-2017 |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Poetry of John Keats Tu'an's Sonnets |
| Notable awards | 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize |
| Spouse | Zhang Miaoying |
| Children | Zhang Jian (son) Zhang Yan (daughter) |
| Relatives | Jiang Ji (father) |
Jiang was the first person from China to write sonnet in Chinese and he was the first few in China who translated the works of John Keats's into Chinese language.[4]
His translation, Poetry of John Keats, which had won the 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2000.[5][6]
Jiang died on 16 December 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 94.[7]
References
- ↑ The art of translation. Retrieved 11 February 2012.
- ↑ 《屠岸：用生命与诗魂拥抱》 (in zh)中国新闻网. Retrieved 2011-08-15.
- ↑ No Title (in zh)四川人民广播. Retrieved 1 October 2013.
- ↑ 屠岸：用诗歌纯化民族的灵魂 (in zh-hans)千龙网. Retrieved 1 January 2013.
- ↑ Tu An 屠岸 (in zh-hans)中国作家网.
- ↑ "重访文化老人"之屠岸：我是诗作者 不敢自称诗人 (in zh-hans)中国未成年网. Retrieved 15 December 2017.
- ↑ 屠岸 (in zh-hans)北京大学外国语学院. Retrieved 2017-12-16.