René Sieffert
René Sieffert was a French japanologist and 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: