René Sieffert
René Sieffert was a French japanologist, professor at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales.
René Sieffert translated many works and helped bring Japanese literature to French-speaking readers. Also, in 1971, when he was president of INALCO, he created with his wife Simone, the university press .Works
Main publications:
- La Littérature japonaise
- Les Religions du Japon,
- Treize siècles de lettres japonaises,
- Le Japon et la France : images d'une découverte,
- Théâtre classique,
Translations
Some major translations:
- Le Dit de Hôgen, by Yasunari Kawabata
- 1977: Éloge de l'ombre by Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, Publications orientalistes de France
- 1986: Contes d'Uji, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Les œuvres capitales de la littérature japonaise"
- 1979:, followed by, Publications orientalistes de France
- 1993:, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
- 1997: Le Journal de Tosa, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
- 1960: La tradition secrète du nô, followed by Une journée de nô, éd. Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient"
- 1997: Contes de pluie et de lune'' by Ueda Akinari, Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient".
