Wei Huangnu Explained

Wei Shaozhen
Native Name:	魏绍珍
Native Name Lang:	zh
Pseudonym:	Wei Huangnu (Chinese: 魏荒弩)
Birth Date:	2 August 1918
Birth Place:	Wuji County, Hebei, China
Death Place:	Beijing, China
Occupation:	Translator
Language:	Chinese, Russian, Esperanto
Alma Mater:	Zunyi Foreign Studies College
Period:	1938–2006
Genre:	Poem, novel
Notable Works:	Collected Works of Nekrasov

Wei Shaozhen (; August 2, 1918 – December 9, 2006) better known by his pen name Wei Huangnu, was a Chinese translator and professor.^{[1] [2]}

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.^[3]

Education

During his early years, Wei learned Esperanto by himself.

Wei graduated from Zunyi Foreign Studies College (Chinese: 遵义外国语学院) 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 (Chinese: 枫林文艺) and Poetry and Literature (Chinese: 诗文学) 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.^[4]

Works

• Lizhaiyumo (Chinese: 枥斋余墨)^[5]
• Poetry of Czech Republic (Chinese: 捷克诗歌选)
• Collected Stories of Czech Republic (Chinese: 捷克小说选)
• Poetry of Russian (Chinese: 俄国诗选)
• Poetry of Nekrasov (Nikolay Nekrasov) (Chinese: 涅克拉索夫诗选)^[6]
• Collected Works of Nekrasov (Nikolay Nekrasov) (Chinese: 涅克拉索夫文集（三卷）)
• Poetry of Decemberrists (Chinese: 十二月党人诗选)

Awards

• Collected Works of Nekrasov – National Foreign Literature Book Award
• Chinese Translation Association – Senior Translator (2004)^[7]

Notes and References

1. Web site: http://news.hexun.com/2012-10-10/146588401.html . zh:一个甲子的倾心 . 2012 . Hexun . zh.
2. Web site: http://epaper.oeeee.com/C/html/2013-01/27/content_1800693.htm . zh:老一代主编、翻译家杨德豫辞世 . 2013 . oeeee.com . zh.
3. Book: Ba. Jin. Ba Jin . zh:当代文学翻译百家谈 . 1989 . Peking University Press . 851 . https://books.google.com/books?id=D8AUAQAAMAAJ&q=魏荒弩+1918& . zh. 9787301005095.
4. Web site: zh:作协公布近年去世会员名单 魏巍萧克季羡林等在列 . http://www.chinanews.com/cul/news/2009/12-03/1998180.shtml . . 2009-12-03.
5. Book: Wei Huangnu . zh:《枥斋余墨》. 2008-01-01 . Nanjing Normal University Press. Nanjing . 9787811016406 . zh.
6. Book: Nikolay Nekrasov . zh:《涅克拉索夫诗选》. 2010-01-01 . Beiyuan Literature & Art Publishing House . Shanxi . 9787537820905 . zh.
7. Web site: http://news.sina.com.cn/o/2004-11-07/18414168028s.shtml . zh:118位资深翻译家获表彰 中国译协使用新名称(组图) . 2004 . Sina. zh.