Clara Brussel Winston - World Literary Awards

プロフィール

性別: 女性
生誕: New York, New York, United States
死没: 1983-11-07 （New York, United States） 61歳
国籍: United States
言語: English, German
居住地歴: New York (birth and early life) → Vermont (farm residence from 1943)

経歴

職業: Translator, Novelist, Editor
活動期間: 1938年〜1983年
影響を受けた人物: Thomas Mann (author translated; influence), Franz Kafka (author translated), Hannah Arendt (author translated)
影響を与えた人物: Krishna Winston (daughter; translator)

学歴

学校	学部	学科	学位	期間	国
Brooklyn College	—	—	—	—	United States

Brooklyn College

国: United States

Attended with husband Richard Winston. Specific major and graduation year unknown.

受賞歴

年	賞名	対象作品	部門	主催	結果
1978	American Book Award	In the Deserts of This Earth (Uwe George) — translation (with Richard Winston)	—	—	受賞
1972	PEN Translation Prize	Letters of Thomas Mann — translation (with Richard Winston)	—	PEN	受賞

American Book Award

1978

対象作品: In the Deserts of This Earth (Uwe George) — translation (with Richard Winston)

結果: 受賞

PEN Translation Prize

1972

対象作品: Letters of Thomas Mann — translation (with Richard Winston)

主催: PEN

結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

PEN Translation Prize 1回登壇

第10回（1972年） Winner

作品

代表作

The Closest Kin There Is

1952年 Novel

A 1952 novel by Clara Winston exploring family relationships and intimacy.

FamilyIntimacyPersonal relationships

The Hours Together

1962年 Novel

Published in 1962. A novel about human relationships and the passage of time.

TimeRelationships

Painting for the Show

1969年 Novel

A 1969 novel dealing with creation and artistic expression.

ArtCreation

Letters of Thomas Mann (translation)

1972年 Translation (Letters/Correspondence)

A major translation of Thomas Mann's letters by Clara and Richard Winston. This translation won the PEN Translation Prize.

CorrespondenceLiterary historyTranslation studies

In the Deserts of This Earth (translation)

1977年 Translation (essays/literary)

An English translation of a work by Uwe George (translated by Clara and Richard Winston). The translation contributed to their American Book Award in 1978.

MemoryHumanity and history

Selected Translations of German Authors

Translation anthology

Representative collection highlighting their numerous English translations of German-language authors such as Thomas Mann, Franz Kafka, and Hannah Arendt.

TranslationGerman literatureExile literature

全著作

The Closest Kin There Is (1952)
The Hours Together (1962)
Painting for the Show (1969)
Letters of Thomas Mann (translation, 1972)
In the Deserts of This Earth (translation, 1977)

作品の翻訳

Letters of Thomas Mann (English translation)
In the Deserts of This Earth (English translation)
Works by Franz Kafka (English translations)

作風・主題

文体: Interpretive translation balancing literal fidelity and readable EnglishApproach that respects original style while adapting to English-language readership
頻出モチーフ: Exile and memoryMoral and historical responsibilityIndividual vs. society

評価・遺産

Clara and Richard Winston were a prominent translator pair of German-to-English works in the 20th century, producing over 150 translations and winning multiple awards. Their interpretive approach—balancing literal fidelity and adaptation—has been influential, and their papers at Brooklyn College are an important resource for scholarship.

資料所蔵先

Brooklyn College Archives (The Papers of Richard & Clara Winston)

引用

Translation is an interpretative art which relies on intuition. We can be 'devoutly faithful' to some writers, but 'help [...] along' writers whom we considered less skilled, using our own discretion.

出典: The New York Times (quoted by Clara in Richard Winston's obituary, 1980) (1980年)

豆知識

Clara and Richard translated over 150 books together.
They moved to a farm in Vermont in 1943 and carried out their translation work there.
They jointly received the PEN Translation Prize in 1972 and the American Book Award in 1978.
Their daughter Krishna Winston is also a translator.
Their papers are housed at Brooklyn College.