Ren Rongrong (任溶溶; 19 May 1923 – 22 September 2022) was a Chinese writer and translator of Russian, English, Italian and Japanese children's literature.
Life
Ren was born in 1923 in
Heshan, Guangdong Province. After graduating from the Department of Chinese Literature at the Great China University in 1945, he served as Vice Director of the editorial department of Juvenile and Children's Publishing House and Deputy Editor-in-Chief of Shanghai Translation Publishing House.
Honours and awards
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Chen Bochui Children's Literature Award
The Chen Bochui Children’s Literature Award (陈伯吹儿童文学奖) is a major award issued in China, with the aim of promoting excellence in children’s publishing and cultural diversity. It was originally called the Children’s Literary Ga ...
* Soong Chingling Children's Literature Award
* Soong Ching-ling Camphor Tree Award
* Asian Children's Book Award
* 2013 Shanghai Life Award in Literature and Art
* 2012 "Lifetime Achievement Award in Translation" from the
Translators Association of China
The Translators Association of China (TAC) () is a national association for translation studies in China. Founded in the 1980s TAC was part of the academic response to the national Economic Reform in 1978. The incumbent President of TAC's 6th Exe ...
* 2006 IBBY Honor Award for his translation of
Charlie and the Chocolate Factory
* 2002 "Senior Translator" award of the
Translators Association of China
The Translators Association of China (TAC) () is a national association for translation studies in China. Founded in the 1980s TAC was part of the academic response to the national Economic Reform in 1978. The incumbent President of TAC's 6th Exe ...
Translations
Ren's translations include
* The Complete Andersen's Fairy Tales
* Pushkin's Fairy Tales
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Pinocchio
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Pippi Longstocking
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The Wind in the Willows
''The Wind in the Willows'' is a children's novel by the British novelist Kenneth Grahame, first published in 1908. It details the story of Mole, Ratty, and Badger as they try to help Mr. Toad, after he becomes obsessed with motorcars and gets ...
* The Twelve Months
* Russian Folk Tales
References
Sources
China.org.cn Wiki
External links
Ren Rongrong on Worldcat
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1923 births
2022 deaths
20th-century Chinese translators
English–Chinese translators
Russian–Chinese translators
Italian-Chinese translators
Japanese–Chinese translators
Translators to Chinese
Members of the 7th Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference
People from Heshan