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Jin
Yong (aka Louis Cha), the larger-than-life storyteller of the imaginary “rivers and
lakes” universe (江湖),
my all-time favorite author and idol, and beloved novelist of the Chinese cultural
world, passed away two days ago at the age of 94. His mesmerizing martial arts
and chivalry novels were an integral part of my growing up. My summer holidays
in the primary school years were spent either burying my head in rented paper
editions of his novels, or dueling with my cousins with makeshift swords in
games of acting out those stories. He has been and will always be my hero.
Perhaps one person is better placed than I to pay proper tribute to my hero. He is the one who translated the late
Mr. Cha’s first novel The Book and the
Sword (the translated version was published in 2004 by Oxford University
Press) and he is Graham Earnshaw. He has just written an article in the SCMP
explaining his approach to the translation and reminiscing his exchanges with
the iconic novelist. He made this trenchant remark: “The integration of Chinese
culture into world culture is very important, and it will eventually happen.
When it does, Mr. Cha’s stories and characters will be an important part of it.” I cannot but agree with him.
Graham Earnshaw explains his approach to translating Jin Yong's first novel "The Book and the Sword". He added: "The integration of Chinese culture into world culture is very important, and it will happen eventually. When it does, Cha's stories and... https://t.co/sFjNj4mrwB— Alice Poon (@alicepoon1) November 2, 2018
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