David Bannon taught college for many years and publishes on art, history, culture, translation and grief. He has appeared on The Discovery Channel, A&E, and The History Channel and has been interviewed by NPR, Fox News and The Wall Street Journal. He has lectured at libraries and museums and was curator of Asian art for the Florence Museum of Art and History in South Carolina. He is a member of the Rückert Society in Schweinfurt, Germany and a former member of the American Translators Association (ATA) and the American Literary Translators Association (ALTA). David’s daughter, Jessica, died in 2015. He and his wife currently live in South Carolina.