Mark Gibeau is a lecturer of Japanese language and culture in the School of Culture, History and Languages, College of Asia and Pacific at the Australian National University in Canberra. In addition to teaching and literary translation his research interests include the writers Abe Kôbô, Murakami Haruki, and Medoruma Shun—all of whom fall into the realm of non-realist fiction. Recent translations include works by Kawabata Yasunari, Komatsu Sakyo, and Yamamoto Shûgorô in volumes one, two, and three of the anthology Kaiki: Tales of the Uncanny from Japan by Kurodahan Press.
