Canaan Morse

Canaan Morse is a literary translator, poet, and scholar of pre-modern Chinese literature. His translations of Chinese fiction and poetry have been published in Kenyon Review, Southern Review, The Baffler, and many other journals, as well as twice in book form via the NYRB Classics series. His recent translation of Ge Fei’s classic novel Peach Blossom Paradise was a Finalist for a 2021 National Book Award.