Hiroshi Aramata
| Hiroshi Aramata | |
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(April 2015)
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July 12, 1947 Tokyo, Japan |
| Occupation | Writer, polymath, translator, natural historian, scholar, literary critic, art critic, professor |
| Nationality | Japanese |
| Alma mater | Keio University |
| Notable works | Teito Monogatari |
| Notable awards | 1987 Nihon SF Taisho Award for Teito Monogatari 1989 Suntory Prize (サントリー学芸賞) for Illustrated Natural History: Fish of the World 1996 Eiji Yoshikawa Award for Curve of the Hook: An Interview with Yosihiko H. Sinoto 2007 NISTEP (Navigator for Japan's Science and Technology) Award for 「サイエンスとアートの融合した展示の企画」 exhibition 2014 Kinema Junpo Reader's Choice Award |
Hiroshi Aramata (荒俣 宏 Aramata Hiroshi?, born July 12, 1947) is a Japanese author, polymath, translator and specialist in natural history, iconography and cartography. His most popular novel was Teito Monogatari (Tale of the Capitol), which has sold over 5 million copies in Japan alone.
Aramata was born in Tokyo. As a child, he was an intense bibliophile and avid collector of old books.
After finishing high school, he immediately entered Keio University in 1966. During his time in college, he was mentored by acclaimed translator Hirai Te'ichii (who was responsible for providing the Japanese translations of the complete works of Lafcadio Hearn as well as Bram Stoker's Dracula). He heavily studied Western/Oriental magic and occult sciences. He graduated with a degree in law.
Around this time, he moonlighted as a Japanese translator for classic fantasy literature. The Japanese translations he produced during this period include H.P. Lovecraft's acclaimed novella The Shadow Out of Time, Lin Carter's study Tolkien: A Look Behind "The Lord of the Rings", Lord Dunsany's fantasy works The Gods of Pegāna, The Charwoman's Shadow and The Travel Tales of Mr. Joseph Jorkens; George Macdonald's Lilith, William Hope Hodgson's The Night Land and The House on the Borderland; Abraham Merritt's The Ship of Ishtar and Robert E. Howard's Conan the Barbarian novel, Hour of the Dragon.
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