Donald Keene, Famed Translator of Japanese Literature, Dies at 96
By Ben Dooley – Feb. 24, 2019 Donald Keene, whose translations of Japanese literature into English and prodigious academic output helped define the study of the subject and made him a celebrity in Japan, died on Sunday in Tokyo. He was 96. The Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture at Columbia University confirmed his death. He …
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