Edward Seidensticker

Edward Seidensticker

Edward George Seidensticker (February 11, 1921 – August 26, 2007) was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature. He was particularly known for his English version of The Tale of Genji (1976), which is counted among the preferred modern translations. He is also well known for his landmark translations of Yasunari Kawabata, which led to Kawabata's winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968.

Read more about Edward Seidensticker:  Translator As A Counterfeiter, Japanologist, Selected Works

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