Chen Liangting


Chen Liangting was a Chinese translator. He is famous for translating American literary works. He was a member of the China Democratic League.

Biography

Chen was born in Chaoyang District of Shantou, Guangdong, in 1929. He secondary studied at Guanghua Experimental Middle School. In 1947 he was accepted by Kwang Hua University. After university, he worked at Warner Films in Shanghai as a subtitle translator. Since 1951, he engaged in translation for foreign literature. Since 1978, he focused on translating and introducing American contemporary dramas and popular fiction.
He was a member of the China Writers Association and Shanghai Museum of Literature and History.

Personal life

In 1951, Chen married Liu Wenlan, who is also a translator. His father-in-law Liu Renjing was one of the early leaders of the Chinese Communist Party.

Translations

The Old Man and the Sea The Ice On Kilimanjaro Mountain Gone with the Wind The Chronicles of Narnia