Michael Gallagher (born 1930) is an author and translator of

Japanese literature Japanese literature throughout most of its history has been influenced by cultural contact with neighboring Asian literatures, most notably China and its literature. Early texts were often written in pure Classical Chinese or , a Chinese-Japanes ...

. His translation of Yukio Mishima's ''

Spring Snow is a novel by Yukio Mishima, the first in his Sea of Fertility tetralogy. It was published serially in ''Shinchō'' from 1965 to 1967, and then in book form in 1969. Mishima did extensive research, including visits to Enshō-ji in Nara, to ...

'' was a finalist for the

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in 1973, while his nonfiction work ''Laws of Heaven'' was the winner of the

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Jesuit Book Award in Theology. As a

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scholastic, he spent three years teaching English at St. Xavier High School in

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, where he directed several plays, including '' The Teahouse of the August Moon''. He left the Jesuit order and served briefly as a paratrooper in

Korea Korea ( ko, 한국, or , ) is a peninsular region in East Asia. Since 1945, it has been divided at or near the 38th parallel, with North Korea (Democratic People's Republic of Korea) comprising its northern half and South Korea (Republic o ...

Translations

*'' Japan Sinks'' by

Sakyo Komatsu was a Japanese science fiction writer and screenwriter. He was one of the most well known and highly regarded science fiction writers in Japan. Early life Born Minoru "Sakyo" Komatsu in Osaka, he was a graduate of Kyoto University where he stud ...

*''

The Sea and Poison ''The Sea and Poison'' () is a 1957 Japanese short novel written by Shūsaku Endō. Plot The story is set in Fukuoka hospital during the late stages of World War II, when Japan is demoralized by constant air raids. The intern Dr. Suguro partici ...

'' by Shusaku Endo *''

'' by Yukio Mishima *''

Runaway Horses is a 1969 novel by Yukio Mishima, the second in his ''Sea of Fertility'' tetralogy. Mishima did much research to prepare for this novel, visiting locations recorded in the book and studying historical information about the Shinpūren Rebellio ...

'' by Yukio Mishima *'' The Pornographers'' by

Akiyuki Nosaka was a Japanese novelist, singer, lyricist, and member of the House of Councillors. As a broadcasting writer he used the name and his alias as a chanson singer was . Early life Nosaka was born in Kamakura, Kanagawa, the son of Sukeyuki Nosak ...

Books

*''Dust and Gingko Leaves'' (published in Japanese translation by

Kodansha is a Japanese privately-held publishing company headquartered in Bunkyō, Tokyo. Kodansha is the largest Japanese publishing company, and it produces the manga magazines ''Nakayoshi'', ''Afternoon'', ''Evening'', ''Weekly Shōnen Magazine'' an ...

) *''Laws of Heaven'' (1992)

References

1930 births Living people 20th-century American translators Japanese–English translators American theologians United States Army personnel of the Korean War United States Army personnel Former Jesuits St. Xavier High School (Ohio) people {{US-translator-stub