Shuntarō Tanikawa
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Shuntarō Tanikawa (谷川 俊太郎, Tanikawa Shuntarō) (born December 15, 1931, in Suginami, Japan) is a Japanese poet and translator.[1] He is considered to be one of the most widely read and highly regarded of living Japanese poets, both in Japan and abroad.[2] The English translation of his poetry volume Floating the River in Melancholy, translated by William I. Eliott[3] and Kazuo Kawamura and illustrated by Yoko Sano, won the American Book Award in 1989.
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谷川俊太郎 | |
Born | (1931-12-15) December 15, 1931 (age 92) Suginami, Japan |
Nationality | Japanese |
Occupation(s) | Poet and author |
Notable work | Two Billion Light Years of Solitude (1952) |
Spouse(s) | Eriko Kishida (married 1954-1955) Tomoko Okubo (married 1957-1989) Yōko Sano (married 1990-1996) |
Children | Kensaku Tanigawa [ja] |
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