Chen Liangting

Chen Liangting (Chinese: 陈良廷; 1929–2020) was a Chinese translator. He is famous for translating American literary works. He was a member of the China Democratic League.

In this Chinese name, the family name is Chen.
Chen Liangting
Native name
陈良廷
Born1929
Chanyang District, Shantou, Guangdong, China
Died (aged 91)
Shanghai, China
OccupationTranslator
LanguageChinese, English
Alma materKwang Hua University
GenreNovel
Notable worksThe Old Man and the Sea
The Chronicles of Narnia
SpouseLiu Wenlan
RelativesLiu Renjing (father-in-law)
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese陳良廷
Simplified Chinese陈良廷

Biography

Chen was born in Chaoyang District of Shantou, Guangdong, in 1929. He secondary studied at Guanghua Experimental Middle School. In 1947 he was accepted by Kwang Hua University (now East China Normal University). After university, he worked at Warner Films in Shanghai as a subtitle translator. Since 1951, he has been engaged in translation for foreign literature. Since 1978, he has focused on translating and introducing American contemporary dramas and popular fiction.[1]

He was a member of the China Writers Association and Shanghai Museum of Literature and History.[2]

Personal life

In 1951, Chen married Liu Wenlan (刘文澜; born 1931), who is also a translator. His father-in-law Liu Renjing was one of the early leaders of the Communist Party of China.[1]

Translations

Awards

References
  1. Tang Weijie; Ding Xiaofei (2017-05-07). 陈良廷、刘文澜夫妇谈外国文学翻译. thepaper.cn (in Chinese (China)).
  2. "Chen Liangting". sh.gov.cn (in Chinese). 2015.
  3. Ernest Hemingway (2013). The Old Man and the Sea (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House. ISBN 9787020104192.
  4. Ernest Hemingway (2016). The Ice On Kilimanjaro Mountain (in Chinese). Beijing: People's Literature Publishing House.
  5. Margaret Mitchell (2016). Gone with the Wind (in Chinese). Shanghai: Yiwen Publishing House. ISBN 9787532751273.
  6. C. S. Lewis (2011). The Chronicles of Narnia (in Chinese). Beijing: Yilin Press. ISBN 9787806577400.
  7. Dashiell Hammett (2015). The Maltese Falcon (in Chinese). Beijing: Wenhui Press. ISBN 9787549613946.
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