Awards & Winners

Edward Seidensticker

Date of Birth 11-February-1921
Place of Birth Castle Rock
(Douglas County, Colorado, United States of America)
Nationality United States of America
Also know as Edward George Seidensticker
Profession Translator
Edward George Seidensticker was a noted scholar and translator of Japanese literature. He was particularly known for his English version of The Tale of Genji, which is counted among the preferred modern translations. He is also well known for his landmark translations of Yasunari Kawabata, which led to Kawabata's winning the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1968.

Awards by Edward Seidensticker

Check all the awards nominated and won by Edward Seidensticker.

1971


National Book Award for Translation
Honored for : The Sound of the Mountain

Nominations 1971 »

Award Nominated Nominated Work
National Book Award for Translation The Sound of the Mountain