Chronology Entry
Year
1926
Text
Brief von Jing Yinyu an Lu Xun. [Das Original wurde an die Creation Society (Chuang zao zhou bao) geschickt].
Er schreibt : "Mr. Lu Xun : I took the liberty of translating The true story of Ah Q into French and sending it to Mr. Romain Rolland. He praised it highly (hen cheng zan). He said :... 'the story of Ah Q is a superb work of art, the proof being that I felt it was even better on the second reading. The miserable appearance of the pitiful Ah Q lingers in my memory...' Mr. Romain Rolland said he was going to publish it in the journal run by him and his friends, 'Europe'. Forgive me for not asking for you consent when translating it. Fortunately, I haven't gone beyond the bounds of propriety but rather gained glory for our countrymen, of which you should be informed and for which you should be thanked. I think you will also like having added this kind of foreign friend."
Paul B. Foster : Lu Xun says that he never received Rolland's letter from the Creation Society. There is a long-running controversy about whether there ever was a letter from Rolland to Lu Xun. It is speculated that if there was a letter in the hands of the Creation Society, it was probably purposely suppressed because of the feud between Lu Xun and the Creation Society.
Er schreibt : "Mr. Lu Xun : I took the liberty of translating The true story of Ah Q into French and sending it to Mr. Romain Rolland. He praised it highly (hen cheng zan). He said :... 'the story of Ah Q is a superb work of art, the proof being that I felt it was even better on the second reading. The miserable appearance of the pitiful Ah Q lingers in my memory...' Mr. Romain Rolland said he was going to publish it in the journal run by him and his friends, 'Europe'. Forgive me for not asking for you consent when translating it. Fortunately, I haven't gone beyond the bounds of propriety but rather gained glory for our countrymen, of which you should be informed and for which you should be thanked. I think you will also like having added this kind of foreign friend."
Paul B. Foster : Lu Xun says that he never received Rolland's letter from the Creation Society. There is a long-running controversy about whether there ever was a letter from Rolland to Lu Xun. It is speculated that if there was a letter in the hands of the Creation Society, it was probably purposely suppressed because of the feud between Lu Xun and the Creation Society.
Mentioned People (3)
Jing, Yinyu
(Suining, Sichuan 1901-1930 Selbstmord) : Schriftsteller, Übersetzer
Lu, Xun
(Shaoxing, Zhejigan 1881-1936 Shanghai) : Schriftsteller, Dichter, Übersetzer
Übersetzungen japanischer Autoren siehe Findeisen, Raoul.D. Lu Xun (1881-1936).
Übersetzungen japanischer Autoren siehe Findeisen, Raoul.D. Lu Xun (1881-1936).
Rolland, Romain
(Clamecy, Nièvre 1866-1944 Vézelay, Yonne) : Schriftsteller, Musikkritiker, Dramatiker, Nobelpreisträger
Subjects
Literature : Occident : France
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Translator
Documents (1)
| # | Year | Bibliographical Data | Type / Abbreviation | Linked Data |
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| 1 | 2001 | Foster, Paul B. The ironic inflation of Chinese national character : Lu Xun's international reputation, Romain Rolland's critique of "The true story of Ah Q", and the Nobel prize. In : Modern Chinese literature and culture ; vol. 13, no 1 (2001). | Publication / Rol7 |
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