Martin Beck Award
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Edition 16 (1986) award
Hiroki Murakami
むらかみ ひろき
Murakami Hiroki
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1936-03-24 （Aichi Prefecture, Japan）
- Died
- 2016-04-30 age 80
- Nationality
- Japan
- Languages
- Japanese
Career
- Occupations
- translator
- Active Years
- 1957-2016
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tokyo University of Foreign Studies | — | Department of German | — | — | Japan |
Tokyo University of Foreign Studies
Department of German
Year of Graduation:
1957
Country:
Japan
Graduated in 1957
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Schoolboy (Japanese edition title)
1979 Translation (mystery)A Japanese edition translation of a John le Carré work. Murakami translated many of le Carré's novels into Japanese.
spy fictionCold War
The Little Drummer Girl
1983 Translation (spy novel)A translation into Japanese of one of John le Carré's notable novels; the story blends espionage and theatrical performance in a psychological drama.
espionageidentity
The Russia House
1990 Translation (spy novel)A translation of le Carré's work set near the end of the Cold War, depicting tensions between East and West.
Cold Warpolitical intrigue
Treasure Island (new Japanese translation)
2008 Translation (children's classic)A modern Japanese translation of Robert Louis Stevenson's 'Treasure Island'.
adventurepiracy
Bibliography
- Kill the Phoenix (translation) 1965
- Disappear in the Night (translation) 1965
- Harley-Davidson Legend (translation) 2001
- Treasure Island (Kobunsha new translation) 2008
- Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde (Kobunsha new translation) 2009
- Unexpected Endings 2: Traumerei (co-translation) 2013
Translations of Works
- The Russia House (translation) 1990
- The Little Drummer Girl (translation) 1983
- Schoolboy (translation) 1979
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Faithful to the source text while reconstructing readable JapaneseStrong adaptability to genre fiction (mystery, spy fiction, SF)
- Recurring Motifs
- respect for genre conventionsconciseness aimed at reader comprehension
Legacy
Hiroki Murakami introduced numerous works of Anglo-American literature to postwar Japan as a commercial translator, notably translating many John le Carré novels. He moved from film subtitle translation to book translation and broadened readership across multiple genres.
Archives
- National Diet Library holdings (authority record)
Trivia
- Originally worked on film subtitle translations.
- Translated many works by John le Carré into Japanese.