About the author
Xi Hai is an author about whom little public information is available; his nationality, dates of birth and death, and English name are not clearly recorded. Judging from the three works held in the collection, his editing and writing span the categories of foreign literature and world classics: The Pilgrim's Progress (Illustrated Collector's Edition) is connected with Bunyan's classic allegory, while The Dreiser Collection (4 volumes) and The Genius point to the fictional world of the American writer Dreiser. It may therefore be inferred that Xi Hai's work focuses on the translation, selection, or compilation of foreign literary works, presenting Western classics to Chinese readers. Because biographical information is lacking, his educational background and career cannot be determined, but the existing works show a commitment to making classic texts accessible. Readers may regard him as an editor-author involved in the dissemination of foreign literature.
Written (3)
Rating 4.2★ Dreiser Collection (Complete 4 Volumes) 德莱塞 / 许汝祉 / 主万 / 西海 Shanghai Joint Publishing Company · 2023 Sister Carrie: Eighteen-year-old country girl Carrie takes a train to Chicago in search of a better life. On the train she meets salesman Drouet; afte… Rating 4.3★ The Pilgrim's Progress (Illustrated Collector's Edition) 约翰·班扬 / 西海 Shanghai Translation Publishing House · 2020 The Pilgrim's Progress has been hailed as an epic presence in English literature. A masterpiece forged in prison by the seventeenth-century English wr… Rating 3.8★ The Genius 德莱塞 / 西海 / 主万 Shanghai Joint Publishing Company · 2016 The achievement of Theodore Dreiser in American literary history lies in breaking through the deeply entrenched genteel tradition of American letters …Publishers
Shanghai Joint Publishing CompanyShanghai Translation Publishing House