On November 24th and 25th, 2018, the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award will celebrate its tenth birthday in Beijing.

Ten years ago, with the cooperation and support of Chinese French scholars represented by Professor Dong Qiang, the French Embassy in China established the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award, aiming to promote the translation and dissemination of French literary and academic works in China. According to Professor Dong Qiang, the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award, as the crystallization of Sino-French cultural exchanges, shows the essence of French culture to China and allows us to feel the vitality of France in literature, humanities, and social sciences.

A translator is not just an audiovisual, but also a ferryman.

Before studying abroad introduces to you the shortlisted works in 2018, which is the 10th anniversary of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award, let’s review the 2017 Fu Lei Award.

On the afternoon of Tuesday, October 30, a press conference for the 10th Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award was held at the French Cultural Center in Beijing. The jury announced this year’s 10 shortlisted works.

Mr. Luo Wenzhe, Counselor for Cultural and Educational Cooperation of the French Embassy in China and Director of the French Cultural Center, delivered a speech

Mr. Dong Qiang, Chairman of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award Organizing Committee, delivered a speech

Conversation: Mr. Dong Qiang and Mr. Wu Jialin

group photo

This year's shortlisted works include historical academic works, such as Georges Duby's "Sunday at Bouvines" and Jacqueline de Romy's "A Study of Ancient Greek Tragedy", as well as fictional literary works with different themes. , such as Jean-Christophe Lufen's "The Dreamer" and Leila Slimani's "Song of Tenderness", fully reflect the diverse vitality of China's contemporary French translation community.

Every year, the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award selects the two best Chinese translations from French, including one in literature and one in social sciences. Since 2013, the "Newcomer Award" has been established to encourage young translators.

The preliminary evaluation of the 2018 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award was held on September 10

The judges gathered together to select ten shortlisted works

Benchmarks for French-Chinese book translation

Une référence dans le monde – du livre

This year's Fu Lei Award received a total of 46 works, including 28 works in the social science category and 18 works in the literature category. Translator Yu Zhongxian serves as the chairman of this year’s jury. In the final evaluation stage, in addition to the seven permanent judges, the jury will also include two winners of the last Fu Lei Award, as well as two special guests from the Chinese cultural circle: Chinese-American director and novelist Dai Sijie in France and historian Ge Zhaoguang. The jury will conduct final voting on the morning of November 24, and the results will be announced at the awards ceremony held in Beijing’s Palace Central in the afternoon. On Sunday, two literary lectures, a meeting with shortlisted translators and a book signing will be held at Yanjiyou Bookstore. Readers will have the opportunity to communicate face-to-face with guests and translators.

Yu Jiale reads excerpts from award-winning works

Lin Yuan reads excerpts from award-winning works

Goncourt Literary Prize arrives in China for the first time

Le Choix de la Chine : unpremière

Mr. Codivin, cultural attaché of the French Consulate General in Wuhan

Prix ​​Goncourt for Literature

In order to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Prize, the Goncourt Prize will come to China for the first time and land in Wuhan. Founded in 1903, the award is the oldest and most recognized literary award in France.

Prix ​​Goncourt for Literature

In order to expand the influence of French and attract young Chinese readers to pay attention to French contemporary literature, a jury composed of professors from French departments in universities across the country will independently select the best French novels selected in advance by the Institut Goncourt. Excellent work. The selection results will be announced simultaneously at the Fu Lei Award Ceremony in Wuhan and Beijing on November 24.

Translator, messenger of French literature and scholarship

, unpour la de la litté

China is a major importer of French-language books. Over the past five years, Chinese has been at the top of the list of copyright transfer languages ​​in the French publishing industry. In 2017, the two parties signed 2,366 transfer contracts.

The publication of these works in China is inseparable from the hard work of translators. More and more young people are joining the ranks of translators. It is worth mentioning that more than half of the translators shortlisted for this year's Fu Lei Prize were born after 1975.

Ten shortlisted works Les 10

Literature:

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"The Dream Maker" Le grand Coeur

By Jean-Christophe Luffin

Translated by Long Yun

Shanghai Translation Publishing House

"Change" Ré

By Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio

Translated by Zhang Lu

People's Literature Publishing House/Shanghai Jiujiu Scholars

"Song of Tenderness" douce

Written by Leila Slimani

Translated by Yuan Xiaoyi

Zhejiang Literature and Art Publishing House

"The Gloomy Beautiful Man" Un beau ténébreux

by Julian Gluck

Translated by Wang Jing and Li Lingyu

writers press

"The Writer in Pajamas" d'un é en

By Dani Laferrière

Translated by Yao Yingjuan

People's Literature Publishing House/Shanghai Jiujiu Scholars

Social Sciences:

Essai

"Sunday in Bouven" de

by George Duby

Translated by Liang Shuang and Tian Meng

Peking University Press

"History of Novels: The Hundred Years' War between the Old Regime and the Great Revolution"

Les aveux du roman, Le dix-neuvième siècle entre Régime et Ré

Written by Mona Ozuf

Translated by Zhou Lihong and Jiao Jingshu

commercial press

"Happiness with Philosophers" La de la joie

by Frédéric Lenoir

Translated by Li Xuemei

Life Bookstore Publishing Co., Ltd.

"A Study of Ancient Greek Tragedy" La tragédie

Written by Jacqueline de Romiil

Translated by Gao Jianhong

East China Normal University Press

"The Bee and the Philosopher" L' (et le)

By Pierre-Henri Davoyou and François Davoyou

Translated by Montaigne

Haitian Publishing House

Introduction to the jury

In 2018, the Fu Lei Prize jury consists of seven judges, all of whom are bilingual experts in Chinese and French. During the final evaluation meeting, two award-winning translators from the previous year and two famous figures in Chinese literature and thought will be invited to participate in the selection as a special jury. Each judge independently volunteers to participate in the selection.

permanent judges

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Dong Qiang

Dong Qiang

Chairman of Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award Organizing Committee

Pré du comité d'du Prix Fu Lei

Director of the Department of French Language and Literature at Peking University, professor, doctoral supervisor, writer, and translator. In 2015, he was awarded the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor of the French Republic.

Duanmu Mei

Mei

Researcher of French history and Swiss history at the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Honorary president of the French History Research Association in China.

Pu Haolin

Puel

Famous journalist and writer, economics teacher, author of "Thirty Years of Changing China" and "Thirty Years of China's Glory". Founder of the Chair of Contemporary China at the Institute of Political Science in Bordeaux.

Du Jieyong

Ph.D. in Chinese Culture and Language, associate professor at the French Far Eastern Institute, and director of the Beijing Center of the institution since 2016.

Yu Zhongxian

Yu Yu

Chairman of the Jury of the 2018 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award

Pré du Jury 2018

Literary translator, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Xiamen University. Winner of the 2018 Lu Xun Literature Award for Translation.

Wang Kun

Wang Kun

He holds a master's degree in sociology from Sciences Po in Paris. He is deputy director of the French Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University and a French lecturer. He has translated many social science works.

Wu Jialin

Olive

Wu Jialin loves Chinese folk tales and has published many story collections. He also translated the well-known Tang poetry into French and published it in France ("Chinese Poetry" was published by Sey Press).

Special Guest

Invités d'

Pierre Assouri

Pierre Assouri was born in Casablanca in 1953. As a novelist, journalist, radio literary commentator, and biographer, he has served as a judge for the Goncourt Literary Prize since 2012. The literary blog "Land of Books" he founded is the most popular virtual literary home in France.

Dai Sijie

Dai Sijie

Dai Sijie, born in Putian, Fujian Province in 1954, is a Chinese-American director and novelist living in France. Since 1984, he has settled in France and studied at the Ecole Supérieure du Cinema in Paris.

Ge Zhaoguang

Ge

Born in Shanghai in 1950, he is currently a distinguished senior professor at the Institute of Literature and History and the Department of History at Fudan University in Shanghai. The main research areas are Chinese religion, thought and cultural history. In 2017, Ge Zhaoguang served as an expert member of the National Teaching Materials Committee.

2017 Fu Lei Award Winner, 2018 Special Invited Judge

Laureats du Prix Fu Lei 2017, du jury pour 2018

Linyuan

Lin Yuan

Graduated from Xi'an International Studies University and Ecole Supérieure de Journalism de Lille, France, he has translated the works of writers such as Olivier Rolland and Delphine de Vigan. In 2017, she won the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award in the literary category for her translation of "Return to Kilibegs" (People's Literature Publishing House/Shanghai Jiujiu Reader).

Zhang Zujian

Zhang

Currently, he is a permanent faculty member in the Foreign Languages ​​Department of Laney College in Oakland, California, USA. In 2009, he won the first Fu Lei Award for his translation of "The Way of Masks" (Renmin University of China Press). In 2017, he won the Fu Lei Award again in the social science category for his translation of "The Misery of the World" (Renmin University of China Press).

Event schedule

2018/11/24

Morning: Final review

Afternoon: Award Ceremony

Wang Fu Central

Matin : Délibé

Après-midi : Cérémonie de prix

WF

2018/11/25

Morning: Shortlisted translators’ meeting and book signing

Afternoon: Literature lecture

Yanjiyou Bookstore Wangfu Central Branch

Matin : & Dé

Après-midi : Confé litté

YAN JIYOU

Past highlights

On November 2, the press conference of the 9th Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award was held at the French Cultural Center in Beijing. The jury announced the 10 shortlisted works this year. For the first time, a translator born in the 1990s appeared among the translators. The final award will be announced at an awards ceremony held at Fangsuo Bookstore in Guangzhou on November 25. The translators and publishers of the winning books in the literature and social science categories will share a prize of 4,000 euros, and the winner of the Newcomer Award will receive 1,500 euros.

The Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award is a testimony of Sino-French friendship and a bridge between Chinese and French cultures. Since its establishment, the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award has been a pioneer and has influenced the award composition of many important literary awards.

Gao Renyi, Deputy Counselor for Cultural and Educational Cooperation of the French Embassy, ​​delivered a speech

Dong Qiang, chairman of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award Organizing Committee, presided over the press conference: He said that the biggest feature of this Fu Lei Award is diversity and youth. Among the 59 candidates participating in the selection, there are more than 30 born in the 1980s, and 3 The name "post-90s" shows that the younger generations in the translation industry are becoming more and more powerful and their influence is getting farther and farther.

At the press conference, Mr. Dong Qiang announced that the 9th Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award Ceremony will be held on November 25 at Guangzhou Fangsuo Bookstore. He said that translation is a national undertaking and should not be limited to a certain city or cultural circle, but should go to the whole country. This is also the second time that the Fu Lei Award has been held in a city outside Beijing after the Fu Lei Award was held in Shanghai in 2015.

Mr. Mao Jihong, founder of Fangsuo, delivered a speech

Mao Jihong, founder of Fangsuo, the co-organizer of this year’s Fu Lei Award, said: This year, Fangsuo is deeply honored that the Fu Lei Award can finally enter the cultural space of Guangzhou Fangsuo and bring participation opportunities to the Cantonese-speaking audience. He also shared his personal emotional connection with Fu Lei: out of admiration for Mr. Fu Lei, he once copied Fu Lei's works in small regular script, and co-organizing the Fu Lei Award was also out of Fang Suo's active sense of responsibility.

Mr. Mao Jihong told "Voice of Diplomacy": Fang Institute is looking for a suitable space in Beijing and strives to land in Beijing as soon as possible to provide a better stage and platform for book lovers, cultural and artistic people in Beijing.

During the media Q&A session, "Voice of Diplomacy" asked Mr. Dong Qiang and Mr. Du Jieyong respectively.

Reporter: Mr. Dong Qiang, due to the death of Ms. Lin Yaling, the chairman of the previous jury, the jury decided to have one vacancy on the current jury in order to pay tribute to her. So, will the selection process and number of votes change?

Dong Qiang: In order to commemorate Ms. Lin Yaling, we will hold a special tribute event for her during this year's awards ceremony. We unanimously decided to leave one judge vacant, but this will not affect the fairness and authority of this competition.

As we all know, the Fu Lei Award judges generally consist of 8 permanent judges and 4 special invited judges who only participate in the final evaluation. Among these 8 judges, even if Ms. Lin Yaling passes away, we still have 4 authoritative judges and 2 from the previous Fu Lei Awards. Award winner (vacant in the social science category), if one person is missing, it will not have a big impact on the selection. Moreover, we must be more serious about the selection, redouble our work, check for her, and pay tribute to Ms. Lin Yaling. The judges’ professional standards are very guaranteed.

"Voice of Diplomacy": Last year, the jury made a difficult decision and there were no vacancies in the social science category. So, is it easy to make the preliminary evaluation of the ten shortlisted works this time? What are the characteristics of this year’s shortlisted works?

Dong Qiang: Last year, because we insisted on following the selection criteria and procedures, the social science category ended up being vacant. The process of shortlisting these ten works this year was not difficult, because according to the standards, each judge will make a statement. The really difficult thing is the final award selection. These shortlisted works are excellent, with more diverse original authors and very young translators born in the 1990s. The final award selection requires a majority, and it will definitely be a difficult and fierce choice. The jury will ensure that the selection is fair and professional, so please look forward to it.

Du Jieyong, Director of the Beijing Center of the French Institute of Far Eastern Studies

Reporter: Mr. Du Jieyong, have you ever encountered works translated from Chinese into French in France? Are there any works that moved you that you can share?

Du Jieyong: Publishing houses play a very important role in helping French people understand Chinese works. Some publishing houses specialize in the translation of Asian or Chinese culture, or some large publishing houses publish a special series. Another relatively rare thing is that French sinologists are now engaged in translation work. They began to translate Chinese traditional cultural works four or five years ago.

Dong Qiang: To add, the death of Ms. Lin Yaling is a huge loss to the French translation of Chinese works.

After the press conference, "Voice of Diplomacy" conducted an exclusive interview with Mr. Gao Renyi, Deputy Counselor for Cultural and Educational Cooperation of the French Embassy in China and Deputy Director of the French Cultural Center.

Reporter: China's Fu Lei Prize encourages translation work from French to Chinese. Is there a similar award in France to encourage the translation of Chinese works into French? Does the French government provide special funding for translation?

Gao Renyi: There are many publishing companies in France that have translated many excellent foreign works, such as Stock, Pique (sound), etc. They have translated some well-known works represented by Yu Hua. In addition, the French government has issued decrees since the 1960s and 1970s to support the development of French culture and art. French publishing companies have received government aid and support.

Reporter: What do you think of the 10 works shortlisted for this Fu Lei Award?

Gao Renyi: These ten works are all very excellent works. As Mr. Dong Qiang said, the preliminary selection is to select 10 works from 59 works. This is very easy because they are all very excellent works. However, The final selection requires very careful thinking.

Reporter: What is your evaluation of these ten French works? What impact do you think they had on French society?

Gao Renyi: These ten French works are all from very famous scholars or writers. The quality and value conveyed by their works have a profound impact on French society, especially my generation. For example, Foucault's "The Society of Punishment" mainly talks about the organizational form of power and its impact on society. Through these works, we French can better understand other cultures and the world as a whole.

The three winners of the 2017 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award (respectively for literature, social science, and newcomer awards) will be announced at the awards ceremony on November 25. The translators and publishers of the winning books in literature and social sciences will share a bonus of 4,000 euros (approximately RMB 30,800), while the winner of the "Newcomer Award" will receive a bonus of 1,500 euros (approximately RMB 11,600).

Translation and French literature will be the theme of Guangzhou Fangsuo Bookstore during the weekend of November 25th and 26th. A meeting and book signing event will be held for the shortlisted translators and editors with readers on Sunday morning, and two literary lectures will be held on Sunday afternoon.

Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award

In the context of the era when New China was just founded, one of the earliest influences that China received from Western ideas was French literature and thought. Great names such as Voltaire, Rousseau, Montesquieu, Hugo, Balzac, etc. brought spiritual food to Chinese readers at that time. After the reform and opening up in the late 1970s, more works by French writers were published in China.

With the cooperation and support of Chinese French scholars represented by Professor Dong Qiang and French sinologists in Beijing, the French Embassy in China established the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award in 2009, aiming to promote the translation and dissemination of French literature in China. Mr. Furet (1908-1966) translated the works of Balzac, Voltaire and Romain Rolland. The award is named in honor of this great translator. Every year, the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award selects the two best Chinese translations from French, including one in literature and one in social sciences. Since 2013, a "Newcomer Award" has also been established to encourage a new generation of young translators. .

Introduction to the Jury Committee of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award

Duan Mumei (Chairman of the Jury of the 2017 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award)

Researcher of French history and Swiss history at the Institute of World History, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences. Honorary president of the French History Research Association in China. In 2011, he was awarded the National Meritorious Officer Medal of the French Republic.

Dong Qiang (Chairman of Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award Organizing Committee)

Wang Kun

He holds a master's degree in sociology from Sciences Po in Paris and is deputy director of the French Department of Beijing Foreign Studies University. He has translated many social science works.

Yu Zhongxian

Former editor-in-chief of "World Literature", literary translator, professor and doctoral supervisor at the Chinese Academy of Social Sciences and Xiamen University. In 2002, he was awarded the Chevalier des Lettres et des Arts of the French Republic.

Du Jieyong

Ph.D. in Chinese Culture and Language, associate professor at the French Far Eastern Institute, and director of the Beijing Center of the institution since 2016.

Chloé

Director of the Sino-French Center at Tsinghua University, political scientist, sinologist, and researcher at the French Center for Modern Chinese Studies in Hong Kong. He is the author of "China and Migrant Workers: Obtaining Citizenship" and has won numerous awards for his research on Chinese migrant workers.

Pu HaolinPuel

Famous journalist and writer, correspondent of French "Viewpoint" magazine in China, columnist of France Culture Radio, Radio France Internationale, and Swiss Radio. Author of "Thirty Years of Changing China" and "Thirty Years of China's Glory", he is a lecturer on contemporary China at the Institute of Political Science in Bordeaux. Winner of the 1997 Albert Lundell Award for reporting on China.

The special invited judges who participated in the final evaluation include

Jin Jufang (2016 Literature Award Winner)

Zhou Peiqiong (2016 Newcomer Award Winner)

Bi Feiyu

Born in Jiangsu in 1964, he is a well-known Chinese writer. His works have won the Mao Dun Literature Award, the Lu Xun Literature Award and the Asian Literature Award. Seven of his works have been translated into French and published by Philippe Picquier and Actes Sud.

Li Oufan

He is currently the Chair Professor of Chinese Culture at the Chinese University of Hong Kong. Academician of Academia Sinica, Taiwan.

Ten shortlisted works for the 2017 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award

Social Sciences:

Essai

"The Society of Punishment: Collège de France Lecture Series: 1972-1973", written by Michel Foucault, translated by Chen Xuejie, Shanghai People's Publishing House Co., Ltd.

La société : Cours au Collège de (1972-1973), , trad. Chen , éd. 's House

"The French Resistance", written by Robert Chamberlon, translated by Cao Songhao, People's Oriental Publishing Media Co., Ltd.

Ré: avec Marie-Françoise , , trad. Cao , éd. 's & Media Co.Ltd.

"The Suffering of the World: Bourdieu's Social Investigation", written by Pierre Bourdieu, translated by Zhang Zujian, Renmin University of China Press

La misère du monde, , trad. Zhang , éd. China Press

"Tocqueville: The Noble Source of Freedom", written by Lucien Jomueu, translated by Ma Jiening, Sanhui Books/Lijiang Publishing House

:Les De La é : , Jaume, trad. Ma , éd. and Press Ltd. /

"The Delusion of the West: Work, Leisure and Love in the Post-Capital Era", written by Dani-Robert Dufour, translated by Zhao Sa, CITIC Publishing Group Co., Ltd.

CITIC Press Group

Literature:

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"Return to Kilibegs", written by Saul Sharondon, translated by Lin Yuan, People's Literature Publishing House/Shanghai Jiujiu Scholars

à , Sorj , trad. Lin Yuan, éd. 's House / 99

"The Spoiler", written by Emmanuel Carrel, translated by Ma Zhencheng, New Classic Culture/Wenhui Publishing House

, Carrère, trad. Ma , éd. / House

"The Salt of Life", written by Françoise Hertier, translated by Zhou Xing, Life Bookstore Publishing Co., Ltd.

Le sel de la vie : à unami, Françoise Hé, trad. Zhou Hang, éd. Co.Ltd.

"The Seventh Function of Language", written by Laurent Binet, translated by Shi Lihe and Huang Yaqin, Haitian Publishing House

La septième du , Binet, trad. Shi Lihe / Huang Yaqin, éd. House

"Dwelling in the Clouds", written by JMG Le Clézio, photographed by Bruno Balbi, translated by Zhang Lu, People's Literature Publishing House/Shanghai Jiujiu Scholars

Gens des , Jemia et JMG Le Clézio; . de Bruno trad. Zhang Lu, éd. 's House / 99

Note: The shortlisted works are sorted according to the pinyin of the first letter of the Chinese title.

The award ceremony of the 9th Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award will be held on November 25 at Guangzhou Fangsuo Bookstore. The ceremony will be attended by previous winners of the Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award, the jury and heavyweight guests from the Chinese and French literary circles. The French guests include the famous writer Jean Ashnotze and the two brothers François and Pierre-Henri Davayou, while the Chinese guests are the famous writer Bi Feiyu and the famous literary critic and cultural critic Scholar Mr. Li Oufan.

Jean AshnotzJean

Jean Ashnoze was born in Orange in 1947. He is a French writer and novelist. In 1983 he won the Medici Prize for "Cherokee" and in 1999 he won the Prix Goncourt for "I'm Gone".

François et-Henri

François Davayou and Pierre-Henri Davayou are the authors of Bees and Philosophy (Odile Jacob, May 2015).

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