Karen Brazell, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Karen Brazell

American translator

Date of Birth: 25-Apr-1938

Date of Death: 18-Jan-2012

Profession: translator, linguist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Karen Brazell (April 25, 1938 – January 18, 2012) was an American professor and translator of Japanese literature.
Her English language edition of The Confessions of Lady Nijo won a U.S.
National Book Award in category Translation.Karen Brazell held a PhD from Columbia University, and was, until her death, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature and Theatre at Cornell University.
She died in 2012 at the age of 73.