Sei Itō

Sei Itō (伊藤 整, Itō Sei) a.k.a. Hitoshi Itō (伊藤 整, Itō Hitoshi) (born in Hokkaidō on January 16, 1905; died November 15, 1969) was a Japanese poet, novelist, and translator.

Life and works

His original name was "Hitoshi" (整, which is also read as Sei), but he changed it at an early point. In 1926 he was published for the first time with a collection of poetry. As his career progressed, he showed Western influences and in 1950 he caused controversy by translating Lady Chatterley's Lover into Japanese. In 1963 he won the "Kikuchi Kan Prize". His novels include The Life of Goro Tokuno and Town and Village. In addition he wrote a six-volume history of Japanese literature.

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