Geraldine Harcourt Explained

Geraldine Harcourt
Birth Name:Geraldine Millais Harcourt
Birth Date:25 May 1952
Birth Place:Auckland, New Zealand
Death Place:Wellington, New Zealand
Occupation:Translator

Geraldine Millais Harcourt (25 May 1952 – 21 June 2019) was a New Zealand translator of modern Japanese literature.

Early life and education

Harcourt was born in Auckland on 25 May 1952.[1] [2] She graduated from the University of Auckland, and first went to Japan in 1973.[2]

Career

Harcourt developed a close working relationship with Japanese fiction writer Yūko Tsushima,[3] and translated many of her works into English. These include:

Works by other Japanese authors translated into English by Harcourt include:

Awards

In 1990, Harcourt was awarded the Wheatland Translation Prize. She won the 2018–2019 Lindsley and Masao Miyoshi Translation Prize for her translation of Territory of Light, published by Penguin in 2017.[4]

Death

Harcourt died in Wellington on 21 June 2019.[1] [5]

Notes and References

  1. News: Geraldine Harcourt death notice . 11 July 2019 . Dominion Post . 13 July 2019.
  2. Web site: Walla? What walls? A translator breaks down barriers . 9 January 2002 . Trends in Japan . 13 July 2019.
  3. Web site: "A bright room of her own": translating Yūko Tsushima . 9 April 2019 . Victoria University of Wellington . 13 July 2019.
  4. Web site: Awards ceremony and reception 2019–2019 . 2019 . Donald Keene Center of Japanese Culture . 13 July 2019.
  5. Web site: In memory of Geraldine Millais Harcourt . Tributes Online . 13 July 2019.

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