Qian Zhongshu, formerly known as Yang Xian, is a philosopher and good, silent and famous for his chrysanthemum. He used to use the pen name Zhongshujun, a famous modern writer and literary researcher in China. He is a member of the English translation team of Selected Works of Mao Zedong. In his later years, he worked in China Academy of Social Sciences as vice president. Xia Zhiqing, a book critic, thinks the novel Fortress Besieged is "the most interesting and elaborate novel in modern China literature, and probably the greatest novel". Qian Zhongshu's achievements in literature, national heritage, comparative literature, cultural criticism and other fields have even been nicknamed "Xue Qian" by admirers. His wife Jiang Yang is also a famous writer, and she has a daughter Qian Yuan (1937-1997).

191010/October 20th (Gregorian calendar110/2 1), originally from Wuxi County, Jiangsu Province, uncle, uncle.

65438-0925 When I 15 years old returned to China in the summer vacation, I learned about the large-scale anthologies such as Lexicon of Ancient Chinese, Pian Wen Chao and Eighteen Poems Chao, and began to read systematically from then on, which was the beginning of my lifelong learning.

1929 19 was admitted to the Foreign Languages Department of Tsinghua University. At the time of application, the math score was only 15, but both Chinese and English got full marks. 1929 was admitted to Tsinghua University Foreign Languages Department. The concepts of comparative culture and comparative literature were also established during the university period, and the knowledge structure was formally formed. Because of his outstanding talent, he was appreciated by Luo Jialun, Wu Mi, Ye Gongchao and others, and was regarded as a special student. After graduating from Tsinghua University Foreign Languages Department, he taught at Guanghua University.

1935 took the first place (87.95 points, the highest average score between China and the United States) to study in the English Department of Exeter College, Oxford University, England, and went to England with Jiang Yang. When I first arrived in Oxford, I fell down and kissed the ground in Oxford, knocking out most of my front teeth. Zhong Shu fell down and came back, covering her mouth with a handkerchief. The handkerchief was covered with blood. I shook it off, leaving half a broken tooth full of blood. Jiang Yang was at a loss. Fortunately, Tong Yu is a doctor. They taught Jiang Yang to accompany Zhong Shu to find a dentist quickly, pull out the bad teeth, and then insert false teeth.

1937 received the degree of B.litt with the article 17 and1China in English literature in the 8th century. After that, he and Jiang Yang went to the University of Paris to do research. Daughter Qian Yuan was born.

1in the autumn of 938, Jiang Yang and I returned to China by French mail. Tsinghua University made an exception and was hired as a professor. The following year, he was transferred to the National Lantian Teachers College as the head of the English Department and started writing for Lu.

Two years in Xiangxi. The first part of Qin Yilu is about half of the first draft. Complete the layout and conception of Fortress Besieged, and there is also a book "Jun Shu Shi". China's Poetry and Chinese Painting (1940). This article was later included in the 20th Anniversary Collection of Ming Kai Bookstore (1947), Essays on Four Old Books (1979) and Seven Pieces Collection (1985).

194 1 year, he sailed from Guangxi to Shanghai. When the Pearl Harbor incident broke out, he was trapped in Shanghai and taught at Aurora Women's College of Arts and Sciences, during which he completed the writing of Talking about Art and Writing on the Edge of Life. Writing on the Edge of Life, a collection of essays, is published by Ming Kai Bookstore and is one of the "new publications of enlightenment literature". Writing Fortress Besieged. The experience and emotion of being trapped in the occupied area of Shanghai at that time had an important influence on the determination of the theme and title of Fortress Besieged.

1945, after the Anti-Japanese War, he served as professor of foreign languages department of Jinan University in Shanghai and editor of Lin Shu Quarterly of English Library of Nanjing Central Library. In the following three years, his short story "Man, Beast and Ghost" and novel "Fortress Besieged",

Mr Qian Zhongshu, the author of Fortress Besieged.

The poetry review "Qin Yi Lu" was published one after another, which caused great repercussions in academic circles.

From 65438 to 0947, the novel Fortress Besieged was published by Shanghai Chen Guang Publishing Company. 1948 second edition, 1949 third edition. It is one of the "Morning Light Literature Series". Tan Yi Lu was published by Shanghai Mingkai Bookstore. 1949 reprinted. It is one of the "Enlightened Literature and History Series".

1949, returned to Tsinghua to teach; From 65438 to 0953, he was transferred to the College of Literature, during which he completed Notes on Selected Poems of Song Dynasty, and participated in the translation of Mao Xuan, Selected Poems of Tang Dynasty and the compilation of China Literature History (part of Tang and Song Dynasties).

1949— 1953, professor of foreign languages department of Tsinghua University, responsible for foreign language research. 1953, department adjustment, Tsinghua changed into an engineering university, and the liberal arts part merged into Peking University. Qian Zhongshu got rid of the educational administration and worked in the College of Arts.

From 1955 to 1957, with the support of Zheng Zhenduo, He Qifang, Wang and others, it took two years to complete Notes on Selected Poems of Song Dynasty, and 297 works by 8/kloc-0 poets were selected.

From 65438 to 0957, he went to visit relatives in Hubei because his father was ill. There were five quatrains in Going to the Middle of Hubei Road, which conveyed his feelings about the situation at that time. This year, my father Qian Jibo died of illness. 1958 Selected Reading Notes of Song Poetry was published by People's Literature Publishing House and incorporated into China Classical Literature Reading Series.

In the late 1950s, a team was set up to finalize the English version of Mao Zedong's poems. Yuan Shuipai is the team leader, while Joe and Qian Zhongshu are the team members. The work of this group was suspended until the outbreak of the Cultural Revolution.

1966 The Cultural Revolution broke out. Both Qian Zhongshu and Jiang Yang were "discovered" as "bourgeois academic authorities" and were attacked. Some people wrote posters to frame Qian Zhongshu's works that despised the leader. Qian Zhongshu and Jiang Yang clarified the framing with facts.

1June 1969, 1 1, Qian Zhongshu went to luoshan county May 7th Cadre School. Soon, the May 7th Cadre School moved to Dongyue, Xixian County, Henan Province, near the Huaihe River. 1July, 970, Jiang Yang also came to the ultra-leftwing. In the May 7th Cadre School, Qian Zhongshu once worked as a mailman. 1June, 970, son-in-law Wang Deyi was forced to commit suicide.

1in March, 972, he returned to Beijing and began to write "Pipe Tapes".

1975 65 years old. Around this year, overseas misinformation about Qian Zhongshu's death caused mourning activities in Hongkong, Taiwan Province and Japan. This misinformation was clarified around 1977. The first draft of Pipe Taper Compilation was completed, and then it was revised one after another.

1976 At the age of 66, the English version of Mao Zedong's Poems translated by Qian Zhongshu was published. The poem "Laozi" expresses feelings about the situation.

1979 69 years old. From April to May, I participated in a visit to the United States by a delegation from China Academy of Social Sciences. Visited Columbia University, University of California, Becquerel, etc. And it is very popular. Zhonghua Book Company has published 1-4 volumes of "Pipe Taper Compilation". Four Old Essays was published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House. This book contains four articles, including China's poems and Chinese paintings, reading laocoon, synaesthesia and Lin Shu's translation. Notes on the Reprint of Selected Poems of Song Dynasty.

1980 Seventy years old. 165438+ 10, visiting Japan. At Waseda University, he gave a speech on "Poems Can Be Complained", and Fortress Besieged was reprinted.

1982, published the 72-year-old "Pipe Cone Supplement". Since this year, he has served as the vice president of China Academy of Social Sciences.

1983 at the age of seventy-three, he presided over a bilateral seminar on comparative literature between China and the United States as the vice president of China Academy of Social Sciences and delivered an opening speech. People, Animals and Ghosts and Writing on the Edge of Life were included in Shanghai Literature Series during the Anti-Japanese War and published by Fujian People's Publishing House.

1984 74 years old. Yi Ji was published by Hong Kong Wide Angle Mirror Publishing House. In the first half of this book, there are three papers published after 1979: Poems Can Be Complained (198 1), the first English-translated poem Poems of Life and related events (1982), a historical story, a religious fable and a novel. The second half is taken from the supplement of Tan Yi Lu. Zhonghua Book Company published a supplement to Tan Yi Road.

1985 Seventy-five years old

Qi Peiji was published by Shanghai Ancient Books Publishing House. This book includes three articles and seven articles. The first half is four old articles and collections.

1989 79 years old. Selected Works of Qian Zhongshu (six volumes) is edited by Zhan and published by Guangdong Huacheng Publishing House. This book contains about 200,000 words of newly added manuscripts by Ricky Zhong Shuxin.