About Guo Hong'an
Lived 1943 – 2023 (aged 79–80). Guo Hong'an was a Chinese translator.
Guo Hong'an (; 2 February 1943 – 16 January 2023) was a Chinese translator most notable for being one of the main translators into Chinese of the works of the French poet Charles Baudelaire and Albert Camus.
Biography Guo was born in Laiwu County, Shandong, on 2 February 1943. After graduating from the Department of Western Languages, Peking University in 1966, he successively worked as a staff of the Second Artillery Command and translator of the Xinhua News Agency.
Translations Collected Works of Albert Camus (Albert Camus) Notesof Albert Camus: 1935–1959 (Albert Camus) The Outsider/ Sisyphus Myth (Albert Camus) Yves Bonnefoy (Yves Bonnefoy) Selected Papers on Baudelaire's Aesthetics (Charles Baudelaire) The Flower of Evil (Charles Baudelaire) The Melancholy of Paris (Charles Baudelaire) Artificial Paradise (Charles Baudelaire)
Awards 2012 Fu Lei Translation and Publishing Award for translation of Recueil, written by Albert Camus.
Don’t just read it —
keep it.
Full-length biographies made to live with: read them, listen on the way to work, watch them tonight.
- E-book
- Audio
- Video
Instant download · yours to keep · every purchase keeps this site free
Important facts
People in Guo Hong'an's life
Named in this biography and alive at the same time
Related people
Same field, nearest in time
Contemporaries
People whose lives overlapped Guo Hong'an's
Frequently asked questions
Who was Guo Hong'an?
Chinese translator (1943–2023)
When was Guo Hong'an born?
Guo Hong'an was born in 1943.
When did Guo Hong'an die?
Guo Hong'an died on 16 January 2023 in Beijing.
What was Guo Hong'an's occupation?
Guo Hong'an was a translator.
What nationality was Guo Hong'an?
Guo Hong'an was Chinese.
Sources & further reading
Cite this page
APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Guo Hong'an. https://biography.guide/guo-hong-an/
MLA: "Guo Hong'an." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/guo-hong-an/.
Chicago: "Guo Hong'an." Biography.guide. https://biography.guide/guo-hong-an/.
Data last updated: 2026-09-20 · Spot an error? Report a correction.
Page generated 2026-09-27 05:09 UTC