Yang Jiang,the famous woman write and translator,is well﹣known to us all.
She was born in Beijing in 1911,originally named Yang Jikang.As a baby she likes laughing.Her parents let every daughter develop their character freely,which is rare at that time and even at present.Jikang,therefore,had a happy childhood in 1920s.
She graduated from university and went to Tsinghua University as a postgraduate (研究生)in 1930s.There she met Qian Zhongshu,they fell in love and married.
In 1940s,she started to use the name Yang Jiang as her pen name.Since then,she was commonly known as Madam Yang Jiang.
In 1950s,she worked for Peking University,and started to learn Spanish.She was the first to translate"Don Quixote (唐吉坷德)into Chinese.
She began to write short novels in 1980s.The novel The Old Wang《老王》written in 1984 was selected as the passage in our middle school text book.
Besides,her famous works After Baptism《洗澡之后》and We Three《我们仨》also became a househould name in China.
Sorry to hear that Madam Yang died at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing,on May 25,2016.
Such was Madam Yang,the best wife and the talentest woman!Her legend is still continuing!
Yang Jiang |
Introduction |
Born:in Beijing in 1911 Original name:Yang Jikang (61) :Yang Jiang Her husband:(62) |
Experiences |
In 1930s,graduated from university In 1950s,worked for Peking University,started to learn (63) In 1980s,began to write (64) |
Famous works |
The Old Wang,After Baptism.(65) |