PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 46 (2006) Winner
Philip Gabriel
フィリップ・ガブリエル
Firippu Gaburieru
Aliases:
James Philip Gabriel
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1953 （Fort Ord, California）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Japanese
- Residence History
- Fort Ord, California → Japan (late 1970s to 1980s) → Tucson, Arizona
Career
- Occupations
- Professor, Translator, Japanologist
- Active Years
- 1978-2024
- Affiliations
- University of Arizona, Department of East Asian Studies, University of Arizona
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cornell University | — | Department of Asian Studies | PhD | — | United States |
Cornell University
Department of Asian Studies
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
PhD in Japanese
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | Sasakawa Prize for Japanese Literature | — | — | — | winner |
| 2001 | Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature | — | — | Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission | winner |
| 2006 | PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize | Kafka on the Shore | — | PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club | winner |
Sasakawa Prize for Japanese Literature
2001
Result:
winner
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission Prize for the Translation of Japanese Literature
2001
Organization:
Japan-U.S. Friendship Commission
Result:
winner
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
2006
Work:
Kafka on the Shore
Organization:
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Mad Wives and Island Dreams: Shimao Toshio and the Margins of Japanese Literature
1998 Literary criticismA critical study exploring the works and life of Toshio Shimao and the margins of Japanese literature.
Shimao ToshioMargins of Japanese literature
Translations by Author
- 1Q84, Book Three
- Colorless Tsukuru Tazaki and His Years of Pilgrimage
- Kafka on the Shore
- Killing Commendatore
- What I Talk About When I Talk About Running
- The Travelling Cat Chronicles
- South of the Border, West of the Sun
- Sputnik Sweetheart
- First Person Singular
- Life in the Cul-de-Sac
- Lonely Castle in the Mirror
- Real World
- The City and Its Uncertain Walls
- Villain
- Parade
Legacy
A prominent translator of Haruki Murakami's works into English, playing a key role in introducing Japanese literature to the English-speaking world.