Ann Wehmeyer:
This rich and accessible translation will be welcomed by specialists and students alike, and will no doubt invite renewed interest in the Kojiki as literature in the English reading audience.

The first time a translator has gone so far as to translate the names of the spirits, rulers, and places, an addition that makes the text infinitely more meaningful.

For the reader willing to surrender his or her empirical insistencies - to luxuriate in the beauty of language - the Kojiki is time well spent.

The Kojiki has a lot to interest those with a strong passion for Japanese literature… an essential read if you have more than a superficial interest in the culture.

James E. Ketelaar, University of Chicago:
Heldt's new, complete, and contemporary translation brings vibrancy and clarity to this often politicized work of ancient Japan. The poetry is rendered exquisitely, the narratives unfold with clarity; the translation itself is at once impeccable and imaginative. A master work that will generate discussions far into the future.

Torquil Duthie, University of California, Los Angeles:
A translation of the Kojiki that is accurate and faithful to the original and at the same time exciting to read. A key element of the Kojiki mythology is the power of naming, and Heldt's decision to translate the names of its various gods and royal figures has brought the narrative alive in a way that it has never been before in English.

David Lurie, Columbia University:
An accomplished and approachable translation of a crucially important work that has been desperately in need of such a new rendition.