Van C. Gessel | |
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| Born | August 1, 1950 Compton, California, United States |
| Alma mater | University of Utah (B.A.) Columbia University (Ph.D.) |
| Occupation(s) | Professor of Japanese Literature, Translator |
| Spouse | Elizabeth Gessel |
| Children | 3 |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Brigham Young University, Columbia University, University of Notre Dame, UC Berkeley |
Van C. Gessel (born August 1, 1950, Compton, California) is a former Dean of the BYU College of Humanities at Brigham Young University.[1] He also served as chair of the Department of Asian and Near Eastern Languages at BYU. He has become renowned for his work as the primary translator for Japanese novelist Endo Shusaku. He is also a prominent editor of several Japanese translations including The Columbia Anthology of Modern Japanese Literature (Volume 1 published in 2005, Volume 2 in 2007).