Karen Brazell

Translator

1938 – 2012

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Who was Karen Brazell?

Karen Brazell was an American professor and translator of Japanese literature. Her English language edition of The Confessions of Lady Nijō won a U.S. National Book Award in category Translation.

Karen Brazell held a PhD from Columbia University, and was, until her death, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature and Theatre at Cornell University. She died in 2012 at the age of 73.

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Born
Apr 25, 1938
Nationality
  • United States of America
Profession
Education
  • Columbia University
Died
Jan 18, 2012

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on July 23, 2013

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