Wu Mengchang

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Wu.
Wu Mengchang
Native name 伍孟昌
Born 1911
Xinning County, Guangdong, China
Died 2006 (aged 9495)
Beijing
Pen name Meng Chang (孟昌)
Occupation Translator, author
Language Chinese, Russian
Nationality Chinese
Alma mater Fudan University
Period 1936 - 2000
Genre novel
Notable works The Complete Works of Gorky
Notable awards Lu Xun Literary Prize
1995

Wu Mengchang (Chinese: 伍孟昌; pinyin: Wǔ Mèngchāng; 1911 - 6 October 2006) was a Chinese translator and author who won the Lu Xun Literary Prize in 1995, a prestigious literature award in China.[1]

He was most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the Russian novelist Maxim Gorky.

Biography

Wu was born in Xinning County, Guangdong in 1911. He joined the China League of Life-Wing Writers (左翼作家联盟) in 1932.[2]

He graduated from Fudan University in 1935, where he majored in foreign language and literature.[2]

Wu started to publish works in 1936.[2]

In 1952, Wu joined the China Writers Association.[2]

Wu died in Beijing on October 6, 2006.[2]

Works

Awards

Personal life

He had a son, Wu Yongguang (伍永光).

References

  1. "著名翻译家、作家伍孟昌逝世" (in Chinese). 光明网. Retrieved 2006.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "伍孟昌 (1911~2006)" (in Chinese). 中国作家网.
  3. "118位资深翻译家获表彰 中国译协使用新名称" (in Chinese). 新浪网. Retrieved 2004.
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