Wang Huansheng


Wang Huansheng is a Chinese translator. He writes in English, Classical Greek, Latin and Russian. Wang was a researcher of the Chinese Academy of Social Science and is a member of the China Writers Association.
Wang is among the first few in China who translated the Homeric Hymns from Classical Greek into the Chinese language.

Biography

Wang was born in 1939. He entered Beijing Foreign Studies University in 1959, majoring in Russian language. In 1960, Wang studied in Moscow State University, majoring in ancient Greek and Roman literature, where he graduated in 1965.

Works

The History of Ancient Roman Literature

Translations

Aesop's Fables Iliad Odyssey Elegiae

Awards

Iliad and Odyssey4th National Book Award Odyssey2nd Lu Xun Literature Prize for Translation