Zhang Hongnian

Zhang Hongnian (simplified Chinese: 张鸿年; traditional Chinese: 張鴻年; pinyin: Zhāng Hóngnián; born December 1931) is a Chinese translator who had been honored by the Iranian Government.[1][2][3]

This is a Chinese name; the family name is Zhang.
Zhang Hongnian
Native name
张鸿年
BornDecember 1931 (age 88)
Yongqing County, Hebei
OccupationTranslator
LanguageChinese, Russian, Persian
ResidenceBeijing
NationalityChinese
Alma materPeking University
Period1960 - present
Genrepoem, novel
Notable worksShahnameh

Zhang is one of the foremost translators of Persian Literature. For his contributions to the introduction of Persian Literature to foreign readers, he was honored with the International Persian Literature Award in 1992, 6th Literature and Art Award in 1998 and the Outstanding Award for Chinese and Persian Culture Exchange in 2000.

Biography

Zhang was born in Yongqing County, Hebei in December 1931.

Zhang graduated from Peking University in 1960, where he majored in Russian and Persian.

In 1986, Zhang studied in Iran.

Works

Awards
  • Tehran University - International Persian Literature Award (1992)
  • Afshar Foundation - 6th Literature and Art Award (1998)
  • Iranian President Mohammad Khatami awarded him the Outstanding Award for Chinese and Persian Culture Exchange (2000)
  • Chinese Translation Association - Competent Translator (2004)
gollark: Are you ASSUMING two genders‽
gollark: Being nonsophont or whatever. Simple.
gollark: Animals cannot give meaningful consent.
gollark: It's "consistency" in an equivocationy way because obviously situation 1 is totally equal to situation 2 because they share some common factors.
gollark: I mean, I like them as a mode of transport, I just don't like knowing much about them.

References
  1. 怀鹤西先生. Wenxin (in Chinese). 2013-08-20.
  2. 伊朗古史的"去希腊化". Oriental Morning Post (in Chinese). 2011-10-15.
  3. "伊朗作家生存现状：保守派要么消失要么流亡海外". Chinanews (in Chinese). 2012-05-21.
  4. 《波斯文学史》 [History of Persian Literature] (in Chinese). Kunlun Press. 2003-01-01. ISBN 9787800406720.
  5. 《列王纪》 [Shahnameh] (in Chinese). Beijing: Peking University Press. 2009-06-01. ISBN 9787301152478.
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