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Xiang Xingyao (Chinese: 项星耀; 1924 - 28 October 1997) was a Chinese translator and associate professor at Fujian Normal University. He is most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the Russian writer Alexander Herzen. Some of his English translations were published by People's Literature Publishing House, which are well respected by domestic and over scholars.
Biography
Xiang was born in Suzhou, Jiangsu, in 1924. After the establishment of the Communist State, he taught at East China Normal University in Shanghai.
In October 1969, he was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to do farm works in Xinan Commune (溪南公社) of Xiapu County, Fujian Province. After the Cultural Revolution, he taught at Fujian Normal University.
He died of intestinal cancer on October 28, 1997.
Personal Life
Xiang married Xing Guifen (邢桂芬), who was an actress at Fanghua Yue Opera Troupe (芳华越剧团).
Translations
- My Past and Thoughts (往事与随想)
- Middlemarch (米德尔马契)
- The Portrait of a Lady (一位女士的画像)
- Mansfield Park (曼斯菲尔德庄园)