At this NZCLT gathering, acclaimed translator of Japanese literature Geraldine Harcourt will discuss the close working relationship she had with Yūko Tsushima (1947-2016), the surge of interest in Tsushima’s fiction in English translation, and how translating Tsushima has shaped her own journey as a literary translator.
Geraldine Harcourt’s career as a translator spans several decades. She is recipient of the 1990 Wheatland Translation Prize. Her translation of Yūko Tsushima’s 'Territory of Light' recently won the Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize. Geraldine currently lives in Wellington.
