High Quality Content by WIKIPEDIA articles! Saiichi Maruya (born August 27, 1925) is a noted Japanese author, and penname of Nemura Saiichi. Maruya was mobilized into the Japanese Army in 1945 when still a high-school student. After the war's end, he completed his high school studies in Niigata, then in 1947 entered the University of Tokyo to major in English literature. There he discovered James Joyce whose works became deeply influential in his writing. After completing his degree, he taught English literature at Kokugakuin University and then at the University of Tokyo. During this time he wrote a series of novels including Ehoba No kao O sakete , Kanata E , and Sasamakura Grass for My . He also translated Joyce's Ulysses in collaboration with Takamatsu Y ichi and Nagai Reiji(1964), as well as Graham Greene.