Measuring the Times: The Life and Writing of Eileen Chang 張愛玲傳：時代的度量 The School of Chinese, Department of Comparative Literature, and Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC) at the University of Hong Kong present:Measuring the Times: The Life and Writing of Eileen Chang張愛玲傳：時代的度量分享嘉賓Speaker:Prof. Karen S. Kingsbury 金凱筠 教授 (Chatham University)與談人 Discussant:Mr. Silvano Zheng 鄭遠濤 先生主持人 Moderators:Prof. Nicole Huang 黃心村 教授 (Dept. of Comparative Literature, HKU)Prof. LIN Pei-yin 林姵吟 教授 (School of Chinese, HKU)日期 Date: May 21, 2026 (Thu)時間 Time: 4:00 pm Hong Kong Time地點 Venue: Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, HKU語言 Language: English and Chinese授課模式 Delivery Mode: Face-to-face & On ZoomRegistration is required.摘要 Abstract:Decisions made, details discovered, a sense of the path that lies ahead: this talk sketches out a bilingual, co-written biographical project on the ever-elusive, unceasingly celebrated Eileen Chang. Why have we—Silvano Yuantao Zheng and myself—dared to do this? What are we aiming for? How has our experience as translators of Chang informed our vision and approach? Although given in English, the talk aims to connect the interests of monolingual Anglophone readers with those of Chang’s firm fanbase in Hong Kong.當寫作決定與新發掘的細節各就各位，前進的路徑便已若隱若現：本講座將為一個二人合著、中英雙語出版的張愛玲傳記計劃勾勒輪廓。對這位魅力無窮而性情難以參透的作家，為何我與鄭遠濤膽敢執筆書寫其一生？寫作目標何在？而我倆為英文、中文讀者翻譯張著的親身體驗，又如何影響了各自的人物觀照與研究角度？儘管講座將以英文為主要語言進行，主講人有意打通英文單語讀者和香港等地資深張迷的不同興趣。講者簡介 About the Speaker:Karen S. Kingsbury has translated three volumes of Eileen Chang’s fiction and essays into English. "Half a Lifelong Romance" (2014) was published in the Penguin Modern Classics series, while two other volumes—"Love in a Fallen City" (2006) and "Time Tunnel" (2025; co-translated with Zhang Jie)—were published by New York Review Books. "Time Tunnel" was recently shortlisted and received an honorable mention for the prestigious 2025 Baifeng Schell Book Prize, which is awarded annually by the "China Books Review." Kingsbury teaches at Chatham University in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, where she is Professor of Humanities and Asian Studies.金凱筠已出版三部張愛玲作品的英譯本。《半生緣》（2014）收錄於企鵝現代經典叢書；另有兩部作品—《傾城之戀》（2006）與《時間隧道》（2025；與張潔合譯）—由紐約書評社出版。《時間隧道》一書進入China Books Review 2025年度卓越文學作品獎決選名單並獲特別點評的榮譽。金任教於美國賓州匹茲堡查塔姆大學，是人文科學和東亞研究教授。This event is held as part of the New Directions in Eileen Chang Studies Lecture Series | 張愛玲研究新方向講座系列Co-hosted by School of Chinese and Department of Comparative Literature, HKUCo-sponsored by Louis Cha Fund for Chinese studies & East/West studies in the Faculty & Center for the Study of Globalization and Cultures (CSGC) Date/Time: 21/05/2026 16:00-17:45 Venue: Room 436, 4/F, Run Run Shaw Tower, The University of Hong Kong Organized by: School of Humanities and School of Chinese

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