Dong Leshan (Chinese: 董乐山; 14 November 1924 – 16 January 1999) was a Chinese author and translator. Described as "one of the best and most prolific Chinese translators in the 20th century", he had a career that spanned half a century. He translated numerous English publications into Chinese, including The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich, The Glory and the Dream, and Red Star Over China.
Dong was born on 14 November 1924 in Ningbo, Zhejiang.[1] While in college, he began translating from English to Chinese works.[2] After graduating from St. John's University, Shanghai with a degree in English in 1946,[3] Dong was hired by Xinhua News Agency as one of the first news translators in the country.[2]
Careeredit
Dong translated The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich by William L. Shirer shortly after it was first published in English. Although its circulation was initially restricted, Dong's translation was widely read and a third edition was published in 1971. In the 1970s, he also translated The Glory and the Dream by William Manchester and Red Star Over China by Edgar Snow, alongside several other historical works. Dong produced the most translations in his sixties, when he was working at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences' Institute of American Studies. He also wrote numerous essays on the problems of translating from English to Chinese.[2]
Deathedit
Having worked as a translator for over fifty years, Dong died on 16 January 1999 in Beijing.[1]
Receptionedit
Dong was accused of being a "Rightist" during the Anti-Rightist Campaign in 1957. He was persecuted again during the Cultural Revolution (1966–1976).[3] Nonetheless, he was well received by the Chinese literati. In 1994, Dong received the Sino-American Literary Exchange Award for his contributions to translation in China.[1] According to Yuwu Song in the Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China, Dong was "one of the best and most prolific Chinese translators in the 20th century".[3]
Referencesedit
Citationsedit
^ abc"董乐山：翻译家中的翻译家" [Dong Leshan: translator of translators] (in Chinese). Beijing International Studies University. 9 May 2016. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ abcYang, Kun (2018). "论当代著名翻译家董乐山" [On the famous Chinese translator Dong Leshan]. Fanyi Jie (in Chinese). 1.
Song, Yuwu (2013). Biographical Dictionary of the People's Republic of China. McFarland. ISBN9780786435821.
Further readingedit
Tung, Timothy (1982). "Literary Happenings: China: An Interview with Dong Leshan, Part One". The Paris Review. No. 86.
April 12, 2024
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