Encyclopedia of India–China Cultural Contacts v2.c10.s2.t26.11

v2.c10.s2.t26.11

Chinese people respect and love this Indian writer who had a broad world view and deep sense of justice. China witnessed two waves of translation of his works, in 1950s and in 1980s respectively. In 1950s, his representative works *‘Godan’*, *‘Nirmala’* and some short stories were translated into Chinese and were very popular among readers, and influenced the creation of Chinese modern rural writers, including Hao Ran and Liu Shaotang. In 1980s, his short story collections *Newly Married* (Xin Hun) (1981), *Best Tree* (Ru Yi Shu) (1982), *Selected Short Stories of Munshi Premchand* (1984) and *Mowing Woman* (Gecao De Nvren) (1985) were translated and published. His long stories *Stage* (*Rangabhumi*) (1980), *A String of Necklace* (*Corruption*) (1983) and *Premashram* (*New Village of Philanthropy*) (1986) were also translated and published. His thought and creation have always been research subject of Chinese scholars and the topic of postgraduates and doctoral theses. China Indian Literary Research Association once held a special seminar for him in 1986. *Critical Biography of Munshi Premchand* (1999) written by Liu Anwu is a symbolic achievement of Chinese scholars in studying Munshi Premchand.