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Takashi Fujinuma (Japanese 藤沼貴) (1931 — January 9, 2012) was a Japanese translator of Russian and a Doctor of Philology.
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Takashi Fujinuma was born in Liaoning Province, China. He graduated from Tokyo Waseda University, Faculty of Philology. Fujinuma taught Russian literature until his retirement in 1997.
Fujinuma is known as a researcher and translator of the works of Leo Tolstoy (War and Peace, Anna Karenina, Resurrection). He was interested in all Russian classical and folk literature. Fujinuma created a biography of Tolstoy, which was published in several editions. For his research on Nikolay Karamzin, he was awarded the degree of Doctor of Philology. Fujinuma was a co-author and editor of several Russian-Japanese dictionaries, textbooks, and other similar works. For a long time, he was an active participant in bilateral cultural relations and repeatedly visited Russia.[1]
On January 9, 2012, Fujinuma died of pneumonia at the age of 80.[2]
References edit
- ^ "Renowned Japanese Translator of Russian Literature Takashi Fujinuma Passes Away". russkiymir.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
- ^ "Скончался выдающийся переводчик русской литературы на японский язык профессор Такаси Фудзинума // Смотрим". smotrim.ru. Retrieved 2021-01-09.
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