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[Nichibunken-IHJ Forum] Foreign Languages in the Formation of Shiga Naoya’s Literature
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Lecturer: Guo Nanyan (Associate Professor, Nichibunken)
Commentator: Toko Koji (Translator; Professor, Waseda University)
Date: Friday, January 20, 2017, 6:30-8:00 pm
Venue: Lecture Hall, International House of Japan
Language: Japanese (without English interpretation)
Co-organized by the International House of Japan and the International Research Center for Japanese Studies (Nichibunken)
Admission: Free (reservations required)
Associate Professor, International Research Center for Japanese Studies
Nanyan Guo
Studied at the Graduate School of Ochanomizu University, and earned a Ph.D. in Humanities in 1996. Taught at the University of Otago in New Zealand from 1993, and started her current position from 2008. Specializes in modern Japanese literature and East-West cultural exchange. Major publications include Refining Nature in Modern Japanese Literature (Lexington Books, 2014) and Interpreting World Literature through Shiga Naoya (Sakuhinsha, 2016).
Translator/ Professor, Waseda University
Toko Koji
Born in Fukuoka Prefecture in 1969. He is a translator and American literature scholar. His published works include The Birth of Pseudo-American Literature (Suiseisha, 2009), Towards a Planetary Reading of 30 Books in the 21st Century (Shinchosha 2012), Being Planetary for Survival: 24 Books in the 21st Century (Shinchosha, 2014), and The Rapturous Reader [Kyoki no Yomiya] (Editorial Republica, 2014). He has also translated The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (co-translator, Shinchosha, 2011), Don DeLillo’s The Angel Esmerelda (co-translator, Shinchosha, 2013), and more.
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