Tu An facts for kids
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Tu An
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| Native name |
蒋壁厚
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| Born | Jiang Bihou 22 November 1923 Changzhou, Jiangsu |
| Died | 16 December 2017 (aged 94) Beijing, China |
| Pen name | Tu'an (屠岸) Shumou (叔牟) |
| Occupation | Poet, translator |
| Language | Chinese, English |
| Nationality | Chinese |
| Alma mater | Shanghai Jiaotong University |
| Period | 1941-2017 |
| Genre | Poetry |
| Notable works | Poetry of John Keats Tu'an's Sonnets |
| Notable awards | 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize |
| Spouse | Zhang Miaoying |
| Children | Zhang Jian (son) Zhang Yan (daughter) |
| Relatives | Jiang Ji (father) |
Jiang Bihou (simplified Chinese: 蒋壁厚; traditional Chinese: 蔣壁厚; pinyin: Jiǎng Bìhoù; 22 November 1923 – 16 December 2017), better known by his pen name Tu An (Chinese: 屠岸; pinyin: Tú'àn), is a Chinese poet and translator. He was a member of China Writers Association.
Jiang was the first person from China to write sonnet in Chinese and he was the first few in China who translated the works of John Keats's into Chinese language.
His translation, Poetry of John Keats, which had won the 2nd Lu Xun Literary Prize in 2000.
Jiang died on 16 December 2017 in Aarhus, Denmark of complications from Parkinson's disease at the age of 94.
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