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Ian MacDonald

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Ian MacDonald

Ian MacDonald holds a PhD in Japanese from Stanford University and is a recipient of the Shizuoka International Translation Competition Grand Prize. A specialist in Edo-period art and literature, his translation interests include historical fiction and nonfiction....

 His published works include The Curious Casebook of Inspector Hanshichi  by Okamoto Kido (University of Hawaii Press) and The Budding Tree by Kitahara Aiko (Dalkey Archive Press) as well as two forthcoming books, The Sharaku Murders by Takahashi Katsuhiko and Tales of the Ghost Sword by Kikuchi Hideyuki.

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Articles by Ian MacDonald

Apollo’s Head
By Kurahashi Yumiko
For the time being I set the head in a shallow porcelain bowl, the kind used for flower arrangements.
Translated from Japanese by Ian MacDonald