Van C. Gessel

Van C. Gessel
Born (1950-08-01) August 1, 1950
Compton, California, United States
Nationality United States of America
Alma mater University of Utah (B.A.)
Columbia University (Ph.D.)
Occupation Professor of Japanese Literature, Translator
Spouse(s) Elizabeth Gessel
Children 3

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).

Biography

Gessel is a graduate of the University of Utah from which he received a bachelor's degree and Columbia University from which he received a PhD in Japanese literature in 1979. He has taught as a faculty member at Columbia University, Notre Dame, UC Berkeley, and Brigham Young University. From 2005-2008 Gessel served as the president of the Portland, Oregon Mission of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Gessel and his wife Elizabeth have three children.[2] In 2016, Gessel received a rare commendation from the Foreign Minister of Japan for "outstanding contributions to mutual understanding and goodwill between Japan and other nations".[3]

As the primary translator for novelist Endo Shusaku Gessel has translated eight novels from Japanese to English.

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