Ma Ainong | |||||||
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Native name | 马爱农 | ||||||
Born | September 1964 (age 59) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
Occupation | Translator | ||||||
Language | Chinese, English | ||||||
Alma mater |
Nanjing University Beijing Foreign Studies University | ||||||
Genre | Novel | ||||||
Notable works |
Anne of Green Gables Harry Potter series | ||||||
Relatives | Ma Qinghuai (grandfather) Ma Aixin (sister) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬 愛 農 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马 爱 农 | ||||||
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Ma Ainong ( Chinese: 马爱农; born September 1964) is a Chinese translator of literary works, especially children's literature, from English. [1] She is famous for her translation of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. [2]
Ma was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in September 1964. Her grandfather Ma Qinghuai was also a translator. Her sister Ma Aixin is also a translator of children's literature. Her parent are editors. In 1982, she entered Nanjing University, majoring in English at the Department of Foreign Language, where she graduated in 1986. After university, she taught at Nanjing Medical University as an English teacher. In 1990 she became a postgraduate student at Beijing Foreign Studies University. After graduating in 1993 she worked as an editor at the Foreign Language Editorial Room of People's Literature Publishing House. [3]
Ma Ainong | |||||||
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Native name | 马爱农 | ||||||
Born | September 1964 (age 59) Nanjing, Jiangsu, China | ||||||
Occupation | Translator | ||||||
Language | Chinese, English | ||||||
Alma mater |
Nanjing University Beijing Foreign Studies University | ||||||
Genre | Novel | ||||||
Notable works |
Anne of Green Gables Harry Potter series | ||||||
Relatives | Ma Qinghuai (grandfather) Ma Aixin (sister) | ||||||
Chinese name | |||||||
Traditional Chinese | 馬 愛 農 | ||||||
Simplified Chinese | 马 爱 农 | ||||||
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Ma Ainong ( Chinese: 马爱农; born September 1964) is a Chinese translator of literary works, especially children's literature, from English. [1] She is famous for her translation of J. K. Rowling's Harry Potter series. [2]
Ma was born in Nanjing, Jiangsu, in September 1964. Her grandfather Ma Qinghuai was also a translator. Her sister Ma Aixin is also a translator of children's literature. Her parent are editors. In 1982, she entered Nanjing University, majoring in English at the Department of Foreign Language, where she graduated in 1986. After university, she taught at Nanjing Medical University as an English teacher. In 1990 she became a postgraduate student at Beijing Foreign Studies University. After graduating in 1993 she worked as an editor at the Foreign Language Editorial Room of People's Literature Publishing House. [3]