Li Lin Translation Collection (Vol. 1 & 2)

Author: (Russia) Goncharov, translated by Li Lin, edited by Wang Zhizheng
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Publish Date: 2005-10-01
Features: Li Lin's original name was Li Yaolin, and he was the older brother of Ba Jin (Li Yaotang). Ba Jin praised Li Lin's translation of The Cliff as a masterpiece of translation. In the postscript to A Trip to the Moon, Ba Jin wrote: "Now I am compiling and printing this small book, first to commemorate my brother Lin, and second because I love his translations. If it is just for commemoration, I don't need to waste the readers' time; only articles that are meaningful and beneficial to readers are worth publishing. And these short essays are indeed worth reading." This year marks the 60th anniversary of Li Lin's death, and this Selected Translations of Li Lin is our best commemoration of him. Li Lin's original name was Li Yaolin, and he was the older brother of Ba Jin (Li Yaotang). In his essay In Memory of My Brother, Ba Jin said of Li Lin: "You were a middle school teacher for ten years, and many students benefited from you. They often spoke of you with reverence, but you preferred a humble and ordinary life and never allowed others to see you as a mentor for the youth. You were like a matchstick, bringing light and warmth to some people, while yourself being humbly consumed. Although you lived a life of obscurity, you did not live in vain. You quietly came into this world and quietly left it. You did not wish to disturb others, but you sowed seeds of love. Even after forty more years, your commemoration will not fade." Ba Jin praised Li Lin's translation of The Cliff as a masterpiece of translation. In the postscript to A Trip to the Moon, Ba Jin wrote: "Now I am compiling and printing this small book, first to commemorate my brother Lin, and second because I love his translations. If it is just for commemoration, I don't need to waste the readers' time; only articles that are meaningful and beneficial to readers are worth publishing. And these short essays are indeed worth reading." This year marks the 60th anniversary of Li Lin's death, and our publishing house is specially releasing Selected Translations of Li Lin in his honor. (Co-published: Ba Jin's Two Brothers)