Han Yi

Yi Lijun (simplified Chinese: 易丽君; traditional Chinese: 易麗君; pinyin: Yì Lìjūn; born 4 December 1934) also known by her pen name Han Yi (simplified Chinese: 韩逸; traditional Chinese: 韓逸; pinyin: Hán Yì). She is a Chinese translator who had been honored by the Polish Government.

Yi is one of the foremost translators of Polish fiction. For her contributions to the introduction of Polish literature to foreign readers, she was honored with the Polish Literature Order, the Knight's Cross (2010), the Outstanding Contribution to Promote Polish Literature Award (2007) and the Transatlantic Prize.

Yi was born in Huanggang, Hubei in December 1934. She started publishing her works in 1952.

In 1954, after graduating from Wuhan University, she was sent abroad to study at the expense of the government, she entered Warsaw University, where she majored in Polish language and literature.

In 1962, Yi returned to China. She taught Polish at the Department of East European Language, Beijing Foreign Studies University.

Yi joined the China Writers Association in 1988.

• The History of Poland Literature (《波兰战后文学史》)
• Poland Literature (《波兰文学》)

• The Knights of the Cross (《十字军骑士》)
• With Fire and Sword (《火与剑》)
• The Deluge (《洪流》)
• The Captive Mind (Czeslaw Milosz) (《被禁锢的头脑》)
• (《弗沃迪约夫斯基先生》)
• (《太古和其他的时间》)
• (《收集梦的剪贴簿》)
• Pan Tadeusz (《塔杜施先生》)
• (Adam Mickiewicz) (《先人祭》)
• Glory and Vainglory (Jarosław Iwaszkiewicz) (《名望与光荣》)
• Ferdydurke (Witold Gombrowicz) (《费尔迪杜凯》)

• Polish Literature Order
• Polish National Education Committee Order
• In 2000, Polish President Aleksandr Kwasniewski awarded the Knight's Cross to her.
• Bing Xin Literature Prize
• National Book Award
• Outstanding Contribution to Promote Polish Literature Award (2007), by the Polish Foreign Minister
• Transatlantic Prize (2012)
• Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation (2018)

She was married to a Chinese physicist, Yuan Hanrong (袁汉镕), he also was a graduate of Warsaw University.