Lin Yijin

Lin Yijin (1913–1992) was a renowned Chinese literary translator and scholar of English and American literature. Born in Shanghai to a family from Longxi, Zhangzhou, Fujian, he was originally named Lin Baoquan. He graduated from St. John's University, Shanghai, in 1935 and later earned a master's degree in English and American literature from Columbia University. In 1959 he joined Xiamen University, where he served as chair of the Department of Foreign Languages. Over his lifetime Lin produced 19 translated works. He is best known for his translation of Hemingway's A Farewell to Arms (first published as Zhandi Chunmeng) and was one of the earliest Chinese scholars to introduce Hemingway's work. His careful, fluent translations left a lasting mark on the field and gave Chinese readers important access to English and American literature.