J. Martin Holman

Quick Facts

Full Name	J. Martin Holman
Occupation	Translator
Date Of Birth	Sep 10, 1957(1957-09-10)
Age	67
Birthplace	Louisville
Country	United States
Birth City	Kentucky
Horoscope	Virgo

J. Martin Holman Biography

J. Martin Holman is one of the most popular and richest Translator who was born on September 10, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky, United States.

Holman has also published many translations of modern Japanese and Korean literature, including The Old Capital (1987), Palm-of-the-Hand Stories (1988), and The Dancing Girl of Izu (1998), by Nobel Prize-winning Japanese author Yasunari Kawabata; The Book of Masks (1989) and Shadows of Sound (1990), by Korean writer Hwang Sun-wŏn; and The House of Twilight by Korean author Yun Heung-gil. Holman has taught Japanese language, literature, and theater and Korean literature at colleges and universities in Japan, the United States, and Canada.

Holman lived in Japan for more than 14 years as a missionary, graduate student, professor of Japanese literature, and resident director of two study centers: the Japan Center for Michigan Universities (JCMU) in Hikone and the Associated Kyoto Program Center (AKP) at Doshisha University in Kyoto. He was the first non-Japanese to train and perform in Japan as a traditional puppeteer in the style of puppetry commonly known as Bunraku or ningyō jōruri, making his stage debut in 1994 with the 170-year-old Tonda Traditional Bunraku Puppet Troupe in Shiga Prefecture. He is the founding director of the Bunraku Bay Puppet Troupe, based in Columbia, Missouri, which performs traditional Japanese puppet theater in the United States.

J. Martin Holman Net Worth

J. Martin Holman is one of the richest Translator from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, J. Martin Holman 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

James Martin Holman, Jr. (born September 10, 1957 in Louisville, Kentucky) is a literary translator, professor, puppeteer, and puppet theater director. He did his graduate work in Japanese literature at the University of California, Berkeley.

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