Portrait of 罗炜

About the author

Public information about Luo Wei is limited, and details of the author's identity and career remain unclear. Still, the four works held in the catalog offer a rough picture of this author's interests. Three of them are translations of foreign literature: Hesse's Demian, Robert Musil's The Confusions of Young Törless, and Döblin's Berlin Alexanderplatz. The fourth, A Basic Course in German History, is a test-preparation title. It is therefore reasonable to infer that Luo Wei's work centers on translating German-language literature and compiling German-related teaching materials, with a selection that balances classic fiction and the popularization of historical knowledge. The translations are intended for Chinese readers, with subjects weighted toward modern German literature, history, and culture; they can serve both as literary reading and as supplementary material for learning German. On the basis of the available material, little more can be said about the author's life, nationality, or academic background.

Written (4)

Publishers

Shanghai Translation Publishing HousePeople's Literature Publishing HousePeking University PressYilin Press