is a Japanese poet, novelist, essayist and translator. He draws upon the relationship between civilization and nature in his writing, among other themes. Ikezawa translates a wide variety of writing, from contemporary Greek poetry to modern novels, and translates American literature into the Japanese language. He is also the father of voice actress Haruna Ikezawa. Since 2011 he has been the editor-in-chief of the literary magazine Bungei. Bibliography English translations Still Lives (tr. Dennis Keene, Tokyo: Kodansha International, 1997) A burden of flowers (tr. Alfred Birnbaum, Tokyo: Kodansha International, 2001) On a Small Bridge in Iraq (tr. Alfred Birnbaum, Okinawa: Impala, 2003) The Navidad Incident: The Downfall of Matías Guili (Haikasoru/VIZ Media, 2012), translation of Masiasu Giri no shikkyaku (マシアス・ギリの失脚) (1993) References External links Impala—Official web site The A Team (Words Without Borders, tr. Alfred Birnbaum, from Ikezawa Natsuki. ‘Asteroid no Kansokutai (アステロイドの観測隊)’, Switch Vol. 11, No. 3, Tokyo: Switch Publishing, 1993.7) Natsuki Ikezawa at J'Lit Books from Japan Synopsis of A Burden of Flowers (Hana o Hakobu Imoto) at JLPP (Japanese Literature Publishing Project) 1945 births Living people Japanese expatriates in Greece Japanese expatriates in France Japanese translators Japanese essayists Japanese poets 20th-century Japanese novelists 21st-century Japanese novelists English–Japanese translators French–Japanese translators Magic realism writers Akutagawa Prize winners Writers from Hokkaido People from Obihiro, Hokkaido 20th-century essayists 21st-century essayists