Native name 李野光 Nationality Chinese Pen name Luo Mo (骆漠) Name Li Yeguang | Occupation Translator Role Poet | |
Notable works Leaves of Grass, Gone with the Wind | ||
Li Yeguang (Chinese: 李野光; pinyin: Lǐ Yěguāng; December 19, 1924 – July 21, 2014) also known by his pen name Luo Mo (simplified Chinese: 骆漠; traditional Chinese: 駱漠; pinyin: Luò Mò), was a Chinese translator.
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He is most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the American poet Walt Whitman.
Biography
Li was born Li Guangjian (simplified Chinese: 李光鉴; traditional Chinese: 李光鑒; pinyin: Lǐ Guāngjiàn) in Lianyuan, Hunan in 1924.
Li started to publish works in 1942.
Li graduated from Peking University in 1951, where he majored in English. After graduation, Li was appointed an editor to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
After the Cultural Revolution, Li joined the China Writers Association in 1979.
On July 21, 2014, Li died at his home in Hemet, California, United States.
Personal life
Li was married to Dai Kan in 1951 with three daughters: Li Xiaoyin, Li Xiaoya, Li Xiaoli.