René Sieffert

René Sieffert (4 August 1923 – 13 February 2004) was a French japanologist and professor at the Institut national des langues et civilisations orientales (INALCO).

René Sieffert translated many works and helped bring Japanese literature to French-speaking readers. Also, in 1971, when he was president of INALCO, he created with his wife Simone, the university press (POF).

Works
Main publications:
 * La Littérature japonaise
 * Les Religions du Japon, ISBN 2716903220
 * Treize siècles de lettres japonaises (2 vol.), ISBN 2716903255
 * Le Japon et la France : images d'une découverte, ISBN 2716900116
 * Théâtre classique, ISBN 2716901856

Translations
Some major translations:
 * Le Dit de Hôgen (Hōgen Monogatari, Le Dit de Heiji (Heiji Monogatari), (Publications orientalistes de France, series "".
 * 1997:, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Le Cycle Épique des Taïra et des Minamoto" - ISBN 978-2716903080
 * 1988: de dame Murasaki Shikibu - ISBN 978-2-7169-0261-8
 * Les Belles Endormies (The House of the Sleeping Beauties) by Yasunari Kawabata
 * 1977: Éloge de l'ombre (In Praise of Shadows) by Tanizaki Jun'ichirô, Publications orientalistes de France
 * 1986: Contes d'Uji, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Les œuvres capitales de la littérature japonaise"
 * 1979:, followed by , Publications orientalistes de France
 * 1993:, Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
 * 1997: Le Journal de Tosa (土佐日記, Tosa nikki), Publications orientalistes de France, series "Tama"
 * 1960: La tradition secrète du nô, followed by Une journée de nô, éd. Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient"
 * 1997: Contes de pluie et de lune (Ugetsu Monogatari) by Ueda Akinari, Gallimard-Unesco, series "Connaissance de l'Orient".