Yesterday (17th), a news report by Hangzhou Daily brushed the circle of friends of countless people.
The old man in Hangzhou, Jin Sexyong, said that his wife who had suffered from Alzheimer's disease for many years had just died, and his youngest son, Jin Xiaoyu, was still in a mental hospital. Jin SexYong approached the reporter, "Can you write my son's story?" My son is a genius, he's in a mental hospital now, and his mom just left today. Jin's son, Jin Xiaoyu, is a manic-depressive patient and a "genius translator."
Family photo of Jin Xiaoyu in childhood Source: Hangzhou Daily
When he was 6 years old, a needle was shot out of his playmate's toy pistol, and one of Jin Xiaoyu's eyes was blind. In high school, Jin Xiaoyu suddenly tired of school, his mood changed greatly, and the electrical appliances at home were smashed by him over and over again, and he lay at home every day.
Jin Xiaoyu basically did not go to high school, and a few months later, the college entrance examination results were surprising, only 3 points away from a line. After applying for the Department of Foreign Languages of Hangzhou University, because of the undisciplined record in high school in the file, he failed to enroll smoothly and transferred to another institution, but because of his illness in school, he still terminated his studies. But Jin Xiaoyu taught himself at home and eventually got a self-examination diploma from the English Department of Zhejiang University.
Jin Xiaoyu with his father when he was a teenager Source: Hangzhou Daily
Later, at a classmate meeting of Jin Xiaoyu's mother, someone invited Jin Xiaoyu to try to do an interpreter at home, and his fate has changed here.
In order to let his son do the translation, his father bought a computer for Jin Xiaoyu, and since then the computer has become another world for Xiaoyu. He also doesn't play games, but does two things: teach himself a foreign language and watch an acoustic movie. Over the decades, he translated 22 books, including The Seducer, Andrei Tarkovsky: Elements of Cinema, and Collected Letters, spanning novels, films, music, and philosophy.
Translations by Jin Xiaoyu
Spanning novels, films, music, and philosophy
In the original text, Jin's father told how in the past few decades, a poor and responsible family, he and his wife, used the safety net built by the family to shelter the "problem son" from the rain and support. It presents the ups and downs, struggles, pride, and humility of an ordinary family.
Countless netizens in this sad story,
Seeing the tenacious love,
Love that cannot be destroyed.
The strong will to be loved,
Deeply moved, tears flowed.
Life is so fragile,
But it often erupts with transcendent power.
We often say that "the world is not worth it"
After reading Jin Xiaoyu's story,
Netizens said:
If you find that light, the world is worth it.
Many people read this report,
He also spoke of his own experience.
Many netizens have read Jin Xiaoyu's translation,
Read this report
Only to know that he was carrying such a story,
Said that Jin Xiaoyu's translated works are very good,
He built bridges of communication with great souls.
In the face of fate, in the face of misfortune, a family is like a small boat that drifts, and this small boat allows Jin Xiaoyu to find a place in the translation of literary and artistic works.
Netizens lamented that many times in the face of fate do not know what can rescue you, fortunately there is literature. At the same time, he said that he was ready to buy his translated book to take a look, read his story, and every page of the book would have a temperature.
At the end of the above article, Xiaoyu's bipolar disorder recurred,
Living in the Seventh Courtyard of Hangzhou, is he okay now?
According to the latest news from Hangzhou Daily,
Xiaoyu has now been discharged home,
The long-awaited sample book of Benjamin's Epistles has also been received,
Expected to be available next month.
He is currently working on translation
The second book, Benjamin's Book, The Arcade Project.
There is also a publishing house extending an olive branch to Xiaoyu,
Expressed willingness to cooperate.
The Hangzhou Translation Association also invited Xiaoyu to join the association.
Willing to hold an exhibition of translated works for him.
Editor| Lu Xiangyong and Du Hengfeng
Proofreader | Sun Zhicheng
Source: Xiaoxiang Morning News Comprehensive Hangzhou Daily, netizen comments
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