Shu Xiangcheng papers 舒巷城書信文件

Fonds

Identifier: HK CVU 0025/PER/ShuXiangcheng

Staff Only

包括舒巷城撰寫詩、詞、散文和樂譜的手稿及信函。

Dates

1939, 1942-1947, 1966-1970, 1983, 1987-1998, undated

Creator

Shu, Xiangcheng, 1921-1999 (Creator, Person)

Language of Materials

Chinese

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Extent

0.2 linear feet (49 items)

Additional Description

Biographical / Historical

舒巷城（1921-1999），原名王深泉，祖籍廣東惠陽。生平所用筆名甚多，早年以秦西寧馳名，晚年則以舒巷城著譽。其他筆名有邱江海、王烙、舒文朗、方維、王思暢、向於回、于燕泥、陸恩魚、石流金、尤加多、秦可、秦城洛、秦楚深、秦中行、王虹、喬中橋、丁之曲和沙水寒等。

1921 年 9 月 12 日生於香港，有三位弟弟。自幼在西灣河和筲箕灣長大，七歲進私塾讀書，繼而在兆榮漢文學校肄業，及後就讀於育才書院（Eills Kadoorie School）和華仁書院。興趣廣泛，參加過足球隊、曲藝社，亦愛看電影、聽音樂和繪畫。抗戰期間受朋友和南來作家作品的影響，開始投稿，以筆名王烙於《立報》、《申報》和《珠江日報》發表小說、新詩和散文。

1941 年太平洋戰爭爆發，翌年離開淪陷的香港赴桂林，曾在印刷廠做過校對。1944 年秋，湘桂大撤退，輾轉流徙至昆明，在美軍（盟軍）機構中任文員和譯員，並先後在越南、台灣、上海、南京、東北、天津、北平等地工作。

1948 年底回港與家人團聚，先後任職於洋行、商行和建築公司擔任會計工作，業餘從事寫作，尤擅新詩、舊體詩、小說和散文，亦會繪畫、譜寫粵曲和為詩譜曲，作品多發表在《伴侶》、《南洋文藝》、《新晚報》、《香港商報》等報刊，第一本出版的小說集是《山上山下》。1977 年 9 月，應美國愛荷華大學「國際寫作計劃」的邀請，赴美參加為期四個月的文學活動。八十年代退休，應好友張五常的邀請，到香港大學做研究工作。

1999 年 4 月 15 日下午 5 時，在家端坐而逝。