John Bester
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John Bester, born and educated in England, is one of the foremost translators of modern Japanese non-fiction. He is a graduate of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
Among his translations are:
- Masterworks of Ukiyo-E: Utamaro by Muneshige Narazaki and Sadao Kikuchi.
- Black Rain by Masuji Ibuse.
- The Silent Cry by Kenzaburo Oe.
- The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi.
- The Dark Room by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki.
- Once and Forever, the tales of Kenji Miyazawa by Kenji Miyazawa. Includes Gauche the Cellist
- Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima (autobiography).
- Acts of Worship: Seven Stories by Yukio Mishima.
- The Reluctant Admiral by Hiroyuki Agawa (the biography of Isoroku Yamamoto, commander in chief of the Imperial Japanese Navy)
- Confessions of a Yakuza by Junichi Saga (reminiscenes of an Yakuza boss).
John Bester received the 1990 Noma Award for the Translation of Japanese Literature for Acts of Worship.
