Renowned Hong Kong novelist Ni Kuang has passed away aged 87.
香港著名小说家倪匡于日前逝世,享年87岁。
Hailed as one of the "Four Great Talents of Hong Kong Literature",
倪匡曾被誉为“香港文坛四大才子”之一,
Ni specialized in martial-arts stories, in what's known as the Wuxia genre, and science fiction.
他非常擅长写武侠小说和科幻小说。
Along with his prolific collection of novels,
除了他多产的小说集之外,
he wrote 300 screenplays that had a profound impact throughout the Chinese-speaking world.
他还创作过300多个剧本,在华语世界产生了深远的影响。
Fans across generations here have been mourning his passing.
跨越几代的倪匡粉丝都对他的去世表示哀悼。
His best-known works include The Wisely Series of novels, and scripts for The One-Armed Swordsman and Bruce Lee's Fist of Fury.
他最著名的作品包括《卫斯理》系列小说,以及电影《独臂刀》和李小龙主演的电影《精武门》的剧本。
He passed away from skin cancer on Sunday afternoon.
周日下午,倪匡因皮肤癌去世。
"For those who are a bit old, they all know that the three greatest talents in the literary world are Jin Yong, Gu Long and Ni Kuang.
“稍微上一点岁数的人都知道,文坛的三大才子是金庸、古龙和倪匡。
After that, no such iconic and epoch-making people have appeared. I am wondering if this is the end of an era."
之后就再没有出现过这样具有标志性、划时代意义的人物。我在想这是不是一个时代的终结。”