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Karen Brazell
Karen Brazell (April 25, 1938 – January 18, 2012) was an American professor and translator of Japanese literature. Her English language edition of "The Confessions of Lady Nijō" won a U.S. National Book Award in category Translation.
Karen Brazell held a PhD from Columbia University, and was, until her death, Goldwin Smith Professor Emeritus of Japanese Literature and Theatre at Cornell University. 
She died in 2012 at the age of 73.
Translations and editions.
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career Rugby.
In 2010, Brazell was added to the roster of the USA Rugby Sevens squad. His first match was in the tour to Fiji.
Coaching career.
In 2011, Brazell became the men's sprints and hurdles assistant coach for the LSU Tigers track and field team.
Personal.
Brazell is a former student at Westbury High School in Houston, Texas. His parents are Karen F. Mayes and Bennie Brazell III, step mother Janice Brazell. His brother, Floyd Johns, sister London and sons