John Bester
John Bester, born and educated in England, was one of the foremost translators of modern Japanese fiction. He was a graduate of the University of London's School of Oriental and African Studies.
Works
- Classic Bonsai of Japan.
Translations
- Masterworks of Ukiyo-E: Utamaro by Muneshige Narazaki and Sadao Kikuchi.
- Black [Rain |Black Rain] by Masuji Ibuse.
- Sun and Steel by Yukio Mishima.
- The Waiting Years by Fumiko Enchi.
- The Anatomy of Dependence by Takeo Doi.
- The Silent Cry by Kenzaburō Ōe.
- The [Dark Room |The Dark Room] by Junnosuke Yoshiyuki.
- The Reluctant Admiral by Hiroyuki Agawa
- Salamander and Other Stories by Masuji Ibuse.
- Acts of Worship: Seven Stories by Yukio Mishima.
- Once and Forever, the [tales of Kenji Miyazawa] by Kenji Miyazawa.
- Confessions of a Yakuza by Junichi Saga (reminiscenes of a yakuza boss, translation published in 1995.
- A Boy Called H by Kappa Senoh, translation published in 1999.