Zang Kejia
Zang Kejia ( Chinese 臧克家 , Pinyin Zāng Kèjiā , born October 8, 1905 in Zhucheng , Shandong , died February 5, 2004 in Beijing ) was a Chinese poet who was also politically active as a member of the Chinese Democratic League ( 中国 民主 同盟 ). Together with Zhou Zhenfu (周振甫; 1911–2000) he edited selected poems by Chairman Mao in 1957 with notes and comments.
Life
Zang was born in the east Chinese province of Shandong in October 1905 and attended Shandong Provincial First Normal School from 1923 . He was later trained at the Wuhan Branch of the Central Military and Political School. From 1930 to 1934, Zang was a student in the Chinese Language Department of Shandong University . In 1937 he published his first collection of poems with the title Laoyin (烙印 làoyìn Brandmale) and in 1946 a collection of political-ironic verses. After the outbreak of war , Zang did cultural propaganda work for the army. After the war he was involved in editorial activities and published his first collection of short stories and prose.
During the " Cultural Revolution ", literary and social activities ceased and he was sent to a May 7th cadre school in Xianning , Hubei . Zang was editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Shikan 詩 刊 from 1957 to 1964 and deputy honorary president of the Chinese Writers' Association .
He died at the old age of 99.
References and footnotes
- ↑ Mao Zhuxi shici shiba shou jiangjie 毛主席 诗词 十八 首 讲解 / 毛主席 詩詞 十八 首 講解, later changed to Mao Zhuxi shici jiangjie 毛主席 诗词 讲解 / 毛主席 詩詞 講解
- ↑ Chinese Poet Zang Kejia Dies at 99
- ↑ cf. W. Kubin, p.168 .
- ↑ Chinese 五七 干校 Wǔqī Gànxiào, abbreviation for 五七 干部学校 [五七 幹部學校] Wǔqī Gànbù Xuéxiào; engl. May 7 Cadre School; see. "The demons are coming back"
- ↑ Chinese Poet Zang Kejia Dies at 99
expenditure
HYDZD bibliography 2918, 2919
- Zang Kejia shixuan臧克家 诗选. Renmin wenxue chubanshe 人民 文学 出版社, 1956
- Zang Kejia wenji臧克家 文集. Shandong wenyi chubanshe 山东 文艺 出版社, 1985
literature
- Wolfgang Kubin : The Chinese Literature in the 20th Century. 2005 ( partial online view * )
- HAFT, LLOYD & ONG-OEY, TI (gekozen en vertaald door): TWEESPRONG - vijf Chinese poets 1919–1949. Em. Querido's Uitgeverij, Amsterdam, 1983, ISBN 90-214-6521-3 (content: 1). Wen Yiduo (1899-1946). 2). Bian Zhilin (1910). 3). He Qifang (1911-1977). 4). Li Guantian (1906-1968). 5). Zang Kejia (1905-2004)
- The Poetry of Mao Tse-tung. Mao Tse-tung and Yong-Sang Ng. The China Quarterly. No. 13 (Jan.-Mar., 1963), pp. 60–73 (partial online view)
Web links
- “有的 人死 了 ， 他 还 活着” 缅怀 诗人 臧克家 (图)
- Chinese Poet Zang Kejia Dies at 99
- 这 老头 ， 真 牛 —— 诗人 臧克家 在 最后 的 日子 里 (图)
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Zang, Kejia |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Tsang, K'o-chia; Zang, Kejia; Zang, Ke jia; 臧, 克 家 |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Chinese lyric poet |
| DATE OF BIRTH | October 8, 1905 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zhucheng |
| DATE OF DEATH | February 5, 2004 |
| Place of death | Beijing |