FORTY years ago,in 1978,1 was working in a factory in Shanghai.At that time,the gateway to foreign countries seemed to me even more remote than that of paradise.I had already heard of the French Republic,but only beca...FORTY years ago,in 1978,1 was working in a factory in Shanghai.At that time,the gateway to foreign countries seemed to me even more remote than that of paradise.I had already heard of the French Republic,but only because my father was Zheng Yonghui,an illustrious literary translator who spoke fluent French.My father was born in Vietnam(formerly under the control of the French colonial empire),but at a very young age he arrived in Shanghai,and then展开更多
文摘FORTY years ago,in 1978,1 was working in a factory in Shanghai.At that time,the gateway to foreign countries seemed to me even more remote than that of paradise.I had already heard of the French Republic,but only because my father was Zheng Yonghui,an illustrious literary translator who spoke fluent French.My father was born in Vietnam(formerly under the control of the French colonial empire),but at a very young age he arrived in Shanghai,and then