Yang Jiang
Chinese writer (1911-2016)
- This is a Chinese name; the family name is Yang.
Yang Jiang (simplified Chinese: 杨绛; traditional Chinese: 楊絳; pinyin: Yáng Jiàng; 17 July 1911 – 25 May 2016), born Yang Jikang (simplified Chinese: 杨季康; traditional Chinese: 楊季康; pinyin: Yáng Jìkāng), was a Chinese playwright, author, and translator. She wrote several successful comedies. She was the first Chinese person to produce a complete Chinese version of Don Quixote from the Spanish original.[1]
Jiang Yang | |
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Born | |
Died | 25 May 2016 Beijing, China | (aged 104)
Alma mater | Soochow University Tsinghua University University of Oxford University of Paris |
Spouse | |
Children | Qian Yuan (1937-1997) |
Parent(s) | Yang Yinhang (father, 1878-1945) |
Relatives | Yang Yinyu (aunt, 1884-1938) |
Death
changeOn 25 May 2016, Yang died at the age of 104 at Peking Union Medical College Hospital in Beijing.[2]
Related pages
changeReferences
change- ↑ "A family besieged now beloved". www.chinadaily.com.cn.
- ↑ 新浪娱乐 (25 May 2016). "钱钟书夫人杨绛因病去世 享年105岁". ent.sina.com.cn.
Other websites
change- Selected works of Yang Jiang in the journal "Renditions" (no. 76) Archived 2017-06-20 at the Wayback Machine (English)
- Excerpt from Yang Jiang's memoir "We Three" (English)
- Some of Yang Jiang's works on-line (Chinese)