The Fate of Dream of the Red Chamber in France

Author: Zheng Bixian
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Publish Date: 2005-04-01
Features: The three protagonists in this book—Mr. Andre D'Hormon, a renowned French sinologist and poet (1881-1965), Mr. Li Zhihua, a literary translator, and Ms. Yage, a French linguist—were commissioned by UNESCO to translate Dream of the Red Chamber from 1954 to 1981, spanning 27 years. They ultimately presented the readers with the complete French translation of Dream of the Red Chamber, a 3,400-page work, which is the longest translation in the history of Dream of the Red Chamber and also one of the most moving epic. This book comprehensively describes the "obsession" of the translators and the "flavor" within their obsession, as well as their legendary stories.