Rubin, Jay mss., 1912-1920

Papers of Jay Rubin at the Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana

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Creator: Rubin, Jay, 1941-
Title: Rubin, Jay mss.
Collection No.: LMC 2571
Dates: 1984-2006
Quantity:

Quantity: 7 Boxes

Abstract: The Rubin, Jay mss., 1984-2006, consist of the corespondence, papers, manuscripts, and typescripts related to literary translations from the Japanese by translator Jay Rubin.
Location: ALF (Auxiliary Library Facility)
Language: Materials are in English and Japanese .
Repository: Lilly Library
1200 E. Seventh St.
Bloomington, Indiana 47405-5500
Business Number: 812-855-2452
liblilly@iu.edu
URL: https://libraries.indiana.edu/lilly-library

Biographical Note

Jay Rubin, 1941- , is one of the primary translators of Japanese novelist Haruki Murakami's works into English. He has also translated the work of a number of other Japanese authors and written a biographical literary analysis of Murakami.

Scope and Content Note

The Rubin, Jay mss., 1984-2006, consist of the corespondence, papers, manuscripts, and typescripts related to literary translations from the Japanese by translator Jay Rubin. The bulk of the collection relates to his translations of Haruki Murakami's work, though some papers relate to translations of other Japanese authors' works as well as Rubin's own writings.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

[Item], Rubin, Jay mss., Lilly Library, Indiana University, Bloomington, Indiana.

Acquisition Information

Gift: 2006 , 2007 , 2010 .

Collection Inventory

Series:

I. TRANSLATIONS - MURAKAMI.

Scope and Contents: Relating to Rubin's translations of works by Haruki Murakami. Arranged by work following original order.

box 1
After Dark
box 1
Printer's manuscript - corrected , 2007
box 1
Rough pages , 2006
box 3
Edited typescript , 2007
box 3
Edited page proofs , 2007
box 1
"Another Way To Die"
box 1
Edited printout , 1997
box 1
Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman
box 1
Harvill proofs , 2005
box 1
Typescript , 2006
box 5
Corrected page proofs , 2006

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 5
Corrected typescript , 2005

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 5
Page proofs , 2006

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 5
Edited page proofs , 2006

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
The Elephant Vanishes
box 1
Correspondence, corrections, and manuscript , 1992

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 1
The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle
box 1
Correspondence re: translation , 1997
box 1
Murakami revisions (pre-publication?) , 1994
box 1
Uncut Book 2 manuscript, Ch. 1-6 , n.d.
box 1
Uncut Book 2 manuscript, Ch. 7-13 , n.d.
box 1
Uncut Book 2 manuscript, Ch. 14-18 , n.d.
box 1
Cut occurrences , 1986
box 1
Murakami's cuts for vol. 1 and 2 , 1997
box 1
Uncut manuscript , n.d.

Physical Description: (6 folders)

box 1
Cut manuscript, title page-chapter 10 , n.d.
box 2
Cut manuscript , n.d.

Physical Description: (5 folders)

box 2
First pass , 1997

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
Pages with cuts , 1997
box 2
Slightly revised version , n.d.

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 2
Dead matter, master rough pages , 1997

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 2
Knopf - 'Blues' , 1997
box 3
Corrected typescript , 1997

Physical Description: (4 folders)

box 3
Original serialized chapters , 1992
box 3
Original serialized chapters , 1994
box 3
Annotated typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (6 folders)

box 6
Harvill Proofs - Correspondence with Victoria Millar, Book 1 , 1998
box 6
Harvill Proofs - Book 2 , 1998
box 6
Harvill Proofs - Book 3 , 1998
box 4
Birthday Stories
box 4
Corrected typescript and original text , 2003
box 4
Norwegian Wood
box 4
Book I typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 4
Book II typescript , 2000

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 4
Book I galleys , 2000
box 4
Book II galleys , 2000
box 4
Notes on "Norway calendar" , n.d.
box 4
Edited typescript , 1999

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 4
Corrected typescript , 2000

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 4
First draft , n.d.

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 4
"Tony Takitani"
box 4
Edits , 2002
box 4
"Airplane"
box 4
Edits , 2002
box 4
"Birthday Girl"
box 4
Edits , 2003
box 4
Various Short Stories
box 4
Edits , 2000-2003
box 4
"Seventh Man"
box 4
Edits and original text , 1998
box 4
After the Quake
box 4
Original text and typescript , n.d.
box 4
Edited typescript , 2001
box 4
Corrected galleys , 2002

Series:

II. TRANSLATIONS - OTHER WRITERS.

Scope and Contents: Related to Rubin's translations of authors other than Murakami. Arranged by work following original order.

box 4
Rashomon and Seventeen Other Stories
box 6
Corrections, original Japanese , 2005

Physical Description: (7 folders)

box 6
Corrected page proofs , 2005

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 6
Page proofs , 2005
box 6
Proofs , n.d.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 5
Typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 5
Page proofs , 2005
box 7
The Miner
box 7
Corrections , 1987

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 7
Corrected pages sent to publisher , 1987
box 7
Corrected proof , n.d.

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 7
"In the Forest, Under Cherries in Full Bloom"
box 7
Manuscript and correspondence , 1995-1996

Series:

III. WRITINGS.

Scope and Contents: Arranged by work following original order.

box 7
Haruki Murakami and the Music of Words
box 6
Typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 6
Edited typescript , 1998

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 6
Original Japanese text , n.d.
box 5
Typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (2 folders)

box 7
Injurious to Public Morals
box 7
Manuscript , n.d.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 7
Typescript , n.d.

Physical Description: (3 folders)

box 7
Chronology and notes , n.d.
box 7
Correspondence, photos, and reviews , 1980-1984