Wei Huangnu

Wei Shaozhen (; August 2, 1918 – December 9, 2006) better known by his pen name Wei Huangnu (), was a Chinese translator and professor.

He was among the first few in China who translated the works of Nikolay Nekrasov's into Chinese language.

Early life

Wei was born as Shao Zhen in Wuji County, Hebei, China on August 2, 1918.

Education

During his early years, Wei learned Esperanto by himself.

Wei graduated from Zunyi Foreign Studies College () in 1940, where he majored in Russian language.

Career

In 1938, Wei started to public sh his wo ks. Wei worked in Fenglin Literature and Art () and Poetry and Literature () as the chief editor.

Wei joined the China Writers Association in 1949.

After the founding of the Communist State, Wei became a professor at Peking University.

He died in 2006.

Works

• Lizhaiyumo ()
• Poetry of Czech Republic ()
• Collected Stories of Czech Republic ()
• Poetry of Russian ()
• Poetry of Nekrasov (Nikolay Nekrasov) ()
• Collected Works of Nekrasov (Nikolay Nekrasov) ()
• Poetry of Decemberrists ()

Awards

• Collected Works of Nekrasov – National Foreign Literature Book Award
• Chinese Translation Association – Senior Translator (2004)

References