Found in Translation Award
2 appearances
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Edition 2 (2009) Winner
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Edition 6 (2013) Winner
Antonia Lloyd-Jones
あんとにあ・ろいど＝じょーんず
Antonia Roido-Jōnzu
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1962
- Nationality
- United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Polish, Russian
- Residence History
- London
Career
- Occupations
- Translator
- Active Years
- 1991-2024
- Affiliations
- Translators Association (former co-chair)
- Memberships
- Translators Association
- Nominations
- International Booker Prize 2019 shortlist (Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Oxford | — | Russian and Ancient Greek | — | — | United Kingdom |
University of Oxford
Russian and Ancient Greek
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied Russian and Ancient Greek.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | Found in Translation Award | The Last Supper | — | — | winner |
| 2013 | Found in Translation Award | Seven works published in 2012 | — | — | winner |
| 2017 | ZAiKS prize for translation into English | — | — | ZAiKS | winner |
| 2018 | Transatlantyk Prize | — | ポーランド文学の海外プロモーター最高賞 | — | winner |
| 2019 | Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis | — | — | Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland) | winner |
Found in Translation Award
2009
Work:
The Last Supper
Result:
winner
Found in Translation Award
2013
Work:
Seven works published in 2012
Result:
winner
ZAiKS prize for translation into English
2017
Organization:
ZAiKS
Result:
winner
Transatlantyk Prize
2018
Category:
ポーランド文学の海外プロモーター最高賞
Result:
winner
Silver Medal for Merit to Culture – Gloria Artis
2019
Organization:
Ministry of Culture and National Heritage (Poland)
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
2009 Mystery novelA woman named Janina investigates animal deaths and human murders.
Animal rightsHuman-nature conflict
Primeval and Other Times
1996 NovelFantastical family saga set in a Polish village.
TimeMyth
Who Was David Weiser?
1987 NovelStory of boys' adventure and secrets.
FriendshipLoss
Translations by Author
- Drive Your Plow Over the Bones of the Dead
- Primeval and Other Times
- House of Day, House of Night
- Who Was David Weiser?
- Entanglement
- Saturn
- Lala
- The Possessed
Legacy
Renowned British translator of Polish literature, best known for Olga Tokarczuk's works into English.