Gui Yufang
Gui Yufang | |
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| Native name | 桂裕芳 |
| Born | 21 September 1930 Wuhan, Hubei, China |
| Died | 22 December 2022 (aged 92) |
| Occupation | Translator |
| Language | Chinese, French |
| Alma mater | Tsinghua University Peking University |
| Period | 1953–2022 |
| Genre | Novel |
| Notable works | The Complete Works of Maupassant |
Gui Yufang (Chinese: 桂裕芳; pinyin: Guì Yùfāng; 21 September 1930[1] – 22 December 2022) was a Chinese translator. She was one of the foremost translators into Chinese of the works of the French novelist Guy de Maupassant.
Biography[edit]
Gui was born in Wuhan, Hubei in 1930.[2] She entered Tsinghua University in 1949, majoring in French at the Department of Foreign Language, where she graduated in 1952.[2]
In 1952, universities in China underwent a nationwide reshuffling. She was educated at the Department of French Language, Peking University from 1952 to 1953.[2] After graduation, Gui taught at Peking University.[2][3] Gui started to publish works in 1957.
In 1966, the Cultural Revolution was launched by Mao Zedong, she was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to work with her children in Jiangxi.
In 1976, Hua Guofeng and Ye Jianying toppled the Gang of Four, she was rehabilitated, she returned to Beijing and taught at Peking University.
Gui retired in 1997. She died on 22 December 2022, at the age of 92.[4]
Translation[edit]
- The Complete Works of Maupassant (Guy de Maupassant) (莫泊桑全集)
- In Search of Lost Time (Marcel Proust) (追忆逝水年华)
- (Marcel Proust) (在少女花影下：斯万夫人周围)[5]
- Little Good-For-Nothing (Alphonse Daudet) (小东西)
- French: La Modification (Michelle Buto) (变)
- Childhood (Natalie Sarraute) (童年)
- (Margaret Duras) (夏夜十点半钟)[6]
- (Margaret Duras) (无耻之徒)
- (Margaret Duras) (写作)[7]
- (Francois Mauriac) (爱的荒漠)[8]
Awards[edit]
- Chinese Translation Association – Competent Translator (2004)
References[edit]
- ^ 北京大学研究生院 (1991). 燕园师林: 北京大学博士生指导教师简介. ISBN 9787301029961.
- ^ a b c d "Gui Yufang". Archived from the original on 8 January 2014.
- ^ "Peking University".
- ^ "桂裕芳先生讣告". Peking University. Retrieved 24 December 2022.
- ^ Marcel Proust (1 July 2012). 在少女花影下：斯万夫人周围 (in Chinese). New World Press. ISBN 9787510429453.
- ^ Margaret Duras (1 October 2010). 夏夜十点半钟 (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House. ISBN 9787532751747.
- ^ Margaret Duras (1 March 2011). 写作 (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House. ISBN 9787532753062.
- ^ Francois Mauriac (1 July 2013). 爱的荒漠 (in Chinese). Shanghai: Shanghai Translation Publishing House. ISBN 9787532145683.
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