Howard Goldblatt | |||||||
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 Goldblatt in 2014 | |||||||
| Born | 1939 (age 84–85) California, United States | ||||||
| Alma mater | California State University, Long Beach San Francisco State University Indiana University Bloomington (PhD) National Taiwan Normal University | ||||||
| Occupation | Translator | ||||||
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| Spouse | Sylvia Li-chun Lin | ||||||
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| Chinese | 葛浩文 | ||||||
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Howard Goldblatt (Chinese: 葛浩文, born 1939) is a literary translator of numerous works of contemporary Chinese (mainland China & Taiwan) fiction, including The Taste of Apples by Huang Chunming and The Execution of Mayor Yin by Chen Ruoxi. Goldblatt also translated works of Chinese novelist and 2012 Nobel Prize in Literature winner Mo Yan,[1] including six of Mo Yan's novels and collections of stories.[2][3] He was a Research Professor of Chinese at the University of Notre Dame from 2002 to 2011.[1]
- ^ a b Cohorst, Kate (October 11, 2012). "Professor From Notre Dame Translates Nobel Winner's Novels". University of Notre Dame. Archived from the original on March 29, 2013. Retrieved October 11, 2012.
- ^ "Works in English translation (including Goldblatt's)". Mo Yan. The Nobel Prize in Literature 2012. Bibliography. The Swedish Academy Nobelprize.org. 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.
- ^ "Howard Goldblatt and Joseph Allen. A Conversation". University of Minnesota, Institute for Advanced Study. November 27, 2012. Archived from the original (available in video and audio formats) on December 7, 2012. Retrieved February 9, 2013.