PEN/Ralph Manheim Medal for Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 8 (2003) Winner
Donald Keene
ドナルド・キーン
Donarudo Kīn
Aliases:
Donald Lawrence Keene / キーン ドナルド
Pen Names:
Kīn Donarudo（Poetic pen name (gagō)）
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1922-06-18 （New York City）
- Died
- 2019-02-24 （Tokyo） age 96
- Nationality
- United States (1922–2012), Japan (2012–2019)
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Residence History
- New York → Tokyo
Career
- Occupations
- Scholar, Historian, Professor, Writer, Translator, Linguist
- Active Years
- 1942-2019
- Affiliations
- Columbia University, University of Cambridge
- Influenced By
- Arthur Waley, Ryusaku Tsunoda
- Influenced
- Yukio Mishima, Yasunari Kawabata
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Columbia University | — | Faculty of Literature | BA | 1940s | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Faculty of Literature | MA | — | United States |
| Columbia University | — | Faculty of Literature | PhD | — | United States |
| Harvard University | — | — | — | 1年間 | United States |
| University of Cambridge | — | — | MA | 1948-1954 | United Kingdom |
| Kyoto University | — | — | — | — | Japan |
Columbia University
Faculty of Literature
Degree:
BA
Period:
1940s
Year of Graduation:
1942
Country:
United States
Studied under Mark Van Doren et al.
Columbia University
Faculty of Literature
Degree:
MA
Year of Graduation:
1947
Country:
United States
Columbia University
Faculty of Literature
Degree:
PhD
Year of Graduation:
1949
Country:
United States
Harvard University
Period:
1年間
Country:
United States
Graduate studies
University of Cambridge
Degree:
MA
Period:
1948-1954
Country:
United Kingdom
Henry Fellow, Fellow of Corpus Christi College
Kyoto University
Year of Graduation:
1953
Country:
Japan
Study abroad
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1962 | Kikuchi Kan Prize | — | — | Kikuchi Kan Shō Society | 受賞 |
| 1983 | Yamagata Banto Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Yomiuri Prize | Travelers of a Hundred Ages | 評論 | Yomiuri Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 1985 | Japanese Literature Award | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1991 | Fukuoka Prize | — | — | — | 受賞 |
| 1993 | Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 1998 | Asahi Prize | — | — | Asahi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2002 | Mainichi Publication Culture Award | — | — | Mainichi Shimbun | 受賞 |
| 2008 | Order of Culture | — | — | Government of Japan | 受章 |
| 2019 | Junior Third Rank | — | — | Government of Japan | 叙位 |
Kikuchi Kan Prize
1962
Organization:
Kikuchi Kan Shō Society
Result:
受賞
Yamagata Banto Prize
1983
Result:
受賞
Yomiuri Prize
1985
Work:
Travelers of a Hundred Ages
Category:
評論
Organization:
Yomiuri Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Japanese Literature Award
1985
Result:
受賞
Fukuoka Prize
1991
Result:
受賞
Order of the Rising Sun, 2nd Class
1993
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Asahi Prize
1998
Organization:
Asahi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Mainichi Publication Culture Award
2002
Organization:
Mainichi Shimbun
Result:
受賞
Order of Culture
2008
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
受章
Junior Third Rank
2019
Organization:
Government of Japan
Result:
叙位
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
A History of Japanese Literature
1976 Literary HistoryComprehensive history of Japanese literature.
Japanese LiteratureHistory
Emperor of Japan: Meiji and His World, 1852–1912
2002 BiographyBiography of Emperor Meiji.
Meiji EraEmperor
Bibliography
- Donald Keene Complete Works (15 volumes)
Translations by Author
- No Longer Human by Dazai Osamu
- The Tale of Genji
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear proseScholarly analysis
- Recurring Motifs
- Japanese CultureLiterary Translation
Health
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Cardiac arrest2019年Cause of death
Legacy
Leading scholar of Japanese literature, recipient of the Order of Culture. Acquired Japanese citizenship and spent his later years in Japan.
Academic Societies
- Person of Cultural Merit
Archives
- Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture
In Popular Culture
- Moved to Japan after 2011 Tohoku earthquake and tsunami
Trivia
- Relinquished US citizenship for Japanese citizenship after 2011 Tohoku disaster
- Adopted shamisen player Seiki Uehara in 2013
- First non-Japanese recipient of the Order of Culture