Today's interview ran a little long. But trust me it is well worth it.
Dr. Van Gessel is a professional Japanese Translator. He has translated novels, taught around the world (including at Columbia, California Berkeley, and Brigham Young Univerisity), been honored by the Foreign Minister of Japan, and even been the main consultant on the Academy Award winning film Silence by Martin Scorsese
Here are a couple of his translated books:
When I Whistle (1974) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Whistle-SHUSAKU-translated-Japanese-GESSEL/dp/0704333406/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1511060524&sr=8-1&keywords=When+I+Whistle+van+gessel
The Samurai (1980) by Endo Shusaku
https://www.amazon.com/Samurai-New-Directions-Classic/dp/0811213463/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060560&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Samurai+van+gessel&dpID=41SAIdbj4nL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
Scandal (1986) by Endo Shusaku
https://www.amazon.com/Scandal-Peter-Owen-Modern-Classics/dp/0720612411/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060586&sr=1-1&keywords=Scandal+van+gessel
Stained Glass Elegies (1990) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Stained-Glass-Elegies-Directions-Classics/dp/0811211428/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060618&sr=1-1&keywords=stained+Glass+Elegies++van+gessel
Deep River (1993) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Deep-River-Shusaku-Endo/dp/081121320X/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060641&sr=1-1&keywords=Deep+River+++van+gessel
The Final Martyrs (1993) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Final-Martyrs-Shusaku-Endo/dp/0811212726/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060662&sr=1-1&keywords=The+Final+Martyrs+van+gessel&dpID=5150F7QxpKL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
Five by Endo(2000) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Five-Endo-New-Directions-Bibelots/dp/0811214397/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060685&sr=1-1&keywords=Five+by+Endo+van+gessel
Kiku's Prayer (2012) by Endo Shusaku https://www.amazon.com/Kikus-Prayer-Novel-Weatherhead-Books/dp/0231162820/ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1511060702&sr=1-1&keywords=Kiku%27s+Prayer+van+gessel&dpID=51rAXUbVOzL&preST=_SY291_BO1,204,203,200_QL40_&dpSrc=srch
