Asako Taniguchi’s Profile

1977 Born in Kanagawa Prefecture, Japan
B.A. in Literature, Waseda University
Withdrawal from the Doctoral Program in French Literature of the Faculty of Letters, Waseda University
Doctor of Literature, Paris Diderot University
Currently Associate Professor of French Literature, Faculty of Letters, Meiji University

Major Theses

• "Michel Leiris, 'La découverte de la pseudo-règle du jeu'", Journal of French Language and French Culture, 90. No. 1, La Société japonaise de langue et littérature françaises, 2007
• "Hubert Mingarelli, Un repas en hiver", French Cultural Studies, No. 46, Dokkyo University, 2015
• "Charlotte Delbo: A Witness to 'Hearing' Auschwitz," in Voix et littérature, edited by Masao Suzuki and Masanori Tsukamoto, Heibonsha, 2017

Major Publications

• "Joseph Sima, Silent Light" (Surrealism at 25:00), Suiseisha, 2011
• "René Daumal: The Fundamental Experience" (Surrealism at 25:00), Suiseisha, 2019

Major Translations and Commentaries

• René Daumal, "The Great Feast", Futosha, 2013
• Gustave Flaubert, "Three Tales", Kobunsha Koten Shinyaku Bunko, 2018