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David G. Goodman

1946 – 2011

American academic

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Lived 1946 – 2011 (aged 65). David G. Goodman was an American writer, historian and editor.

David G. Goodman (February 12, 1946 – July 25, 2011 ) was an American academic, author, editor and Japanologist.

Career Goodman was a professor of Japanese literature at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He translated works by Sakae Kubo, Hideo Oguma, and Kunio Kishida.

Selected works In an overview of writings by and about Goodman, OCLC/WorldCat lists roughly 15+ works in 40+ publications in 2 languages and 2500+ library holdings. This list is not finished; you can help Wikipedia by adding to it. Concerned Theater Japan, 1969–1973 After apocalypse: four Japanese plays of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, 1986 Land of volcanic ash: a play in 2 parts by Sakae Kubo, 1988 Long, long autumn nights: selected poems of Oguma Hideo, 1901–1940, 1989 Five plays by Kunio Kishida, 1989 with Masanori Miyazawa: Jews in the Japanese mind: the history and uses of a cultural stereotype, 1995 pbk expanded edition, 2000 Angura: posters of the Japanese avant-garde, 1999 The return of the gods: Japanese drama and culture in the 1960s, 2003

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Yale University
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University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

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Frequently asked questions

Who was David G. Goodman?

American academic (1946–2011)

When was David G. Goodman born?

David G. Goodman was born on 12 February 1946 in Wisconsin.

When did David G. Goodman die?

David G. Goodman died on 25 July 2011.

What was David G. Goodman's occupation?

David G. Goodman was a writer, historian and editor.

What nationality was David G. Goodman?

David G. Goodman was American.

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· Wikipedia: David G. Goodman

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