Native name 文美惠 Nationality Chinese Notable works The Jungle Book Language Chinese, English Education Peking University | Occupation Translator Name Wen Meihui Pen name Lin Zhi (林之) Alma mater Peking University | |
Wen Meihui (Chinese: 文美惠; pinyin: Wén Meǐhuì; born 1931) is a Chinese translator. She is a member of the China Democratic League.
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She is among the first few in China who translated the works of Joseph Rudyard Kipling's into Chinese language.
Biography
Wen was born in Wuhan, Hubei in 1931, her father was a local officer.
Wen secondary studied at Nankai School (南开中学). She graduated from Peking University in 1953, where she majored in English, she studied English language and literature under Zhu Guangqian, Bian Zhilin and Feng Zhi.
Wen started to publish works in 1956.
In 1966, Mao Zedong launched the Cultural Revolution, Wen was sent to the May Seventh Cadre Schools to work in Yanqing County. After the Cultural Revolution, she was appointed an editor to the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences.
Wen joined the China Writers Association in 1979.
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Personal life
Wen was married to Lin Hongliang (林洪亮), who also a translator.