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Robert Charles Epp (born December 15, 1926) [1] is a translator of Japanese literature into English. Among others, he has translated the poetry of Hagiwara Sakutarō , Maruyama Kaoru , Tachihara Michizō , and Daisaku Ikeda .
Cover of the first edition translation by Robert van Gulik. The Dutch sinologist and diplomat Robert van Gulik came across a copy in a second-hand book store in Tokyo and translated the novel into English. He then used it as the basis to create his own original Judge Dee stories over the next 20 years. Van Gulik wrote:
A translation by Robert Belle Burke (1868–1944). [11] The mirror of alchimy, composed by the thrice-famous and learned fryer, Roger Bachon (1597). [12] Also a most excellent and learned discourse of the admirable force and efficacie of art and nature, written by the same author, with certaine other worthie treatises of the like argument.
Onmyōji (陰陽師) is a series of historical fantasy short stories and novels written by Japanese author Baku Yumemakura.It follows the story of a fictionalized version of the Heian period onmyōji Abe no Seimei, a master in onmyōdō, a traditional Japanese form of cosmology.
Na'ima B Robert (born Thando Nomhle McLaren; 19 September 1977) is an author of multicultural literature and founding editor of the UK-based Muslim women's publication, SISTERS Magazine. Born in Leeds to a Scottish father and Zulu mother, both from South Africa , Robert grew up in Zimbabwe and attended university in England.
The 1992 TV movie based on the novel, The First Circle, won Canada's Gemini Award for Best Photography in a Dramatic Program or Series, awarded to Ron Orieux. Directed by Larry Sheldon, it received nominations for best dramatic miniseries, best actor, best actress, and best writing in the category. [ 3 ]
240-Robert: English 1979–1981 2 seasons, 16 episodes Rosner Television Filmways. The series title is a reference to the call-sign designation for the LASD's search and rescue paramedic teams. Produced in the US. Stars Mark Harmon. 3rd Degree: English 2000-May 2013 e.tv: Local investigative journalism.
One of the most influential and popular gamebook series was the Fighting Fantasy series, which started in 1980 when a Puffin Books representative saw a hall full of 5,000 people playing Dungeons & Dragons and asked Ian Livingstone and Steve Jackson to make a book about role-playing games. They instead offered the idea of a book which simulated ...