Scott Moncrieff Prize
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Edition 50 (2015) Encouragement Award
David Bellos
デイヴィッド・ベロス
Deividdo Berosu
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1945-06-25 （United Kingdom）
- Died
- 2025-10-26 age 80
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, French
- Residence History
- United Kingdom → United States
Career
- Occupations
- Professor of French and comparative literature, Translator, Biographer
- Active Years
- 1976-2025
- Affiliations
- Princeton University
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1988 | French-American Foundation prize for translation | — | — | French-American Foundation | 受賞 |
| 1994 | Prix Goncourt de la Biographie | Georges Perec: A Life in Words | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2005 | Man Booker International Prize | Translations of Ismail Kadare | — | — | 受賞 |
| 2015 | Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres | — | — | French Government | 受賞 |
| 2017 | American Library in Paris Book Award | The Novel of the Century | — | American Library in Paris | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Howard T. Berhman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities | — | — | Princeton University | 受賞 |
French-American Foundation prize for translation
1988
Organization:
French-American Foundation
Result:
受賞
Prix Goncourt de la Biographie
1994
Work:
Georges Perec: A Life in Words
Result:
受賞
Man Booker International Prize
2005
Work:
Translations of Ismail Kadare
Result:
受賞
Officier of the Ordre des Arts et des Lettres
2015
Organization:
French Government
Result:
受賞
American Library in Paris Book Award
2017
Work:
The Novel of the Century
Organization:
American Library in Paris
Result:
受賞
Howard T. Berhman Award for Distinguished Achievement in the Humanities
2019
Organization:
Princeton University
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Georges Perec: A Life in Words
1993 BiographyA comprehensive biography of French writer Georges Perec, winner of the Prix Goncourt de la Biographie.
LiteratureOulipo
Translations
- Japanese edition 2014
Jacques Tati: His Life and Art
1999 BiographyBiography of filmmaker Jacques Tati.
FilmArt
Translations
- French edition 2002
Is That a Fish in Your Ear? Translation and the Meaning of Everything
2011 Translation StudiesAn introduction to translation studies exploring the meaning and practice of translation.
TranslationLanguage
Translations
- Japanese edition 2018
The Novel of the Century: The Extraordinary Adventure of Les Misérables
2017 Literary StudyThe story behind the writing of Victor Hugo's Les Misérables.
Literary HistoryVictor Hugo
Translations
- Japanese edition 2018
Bibliography
- Balzac Criticism in France, 1850–1900
- La Cousine Bette. A Critical Guide
- Old Goriot
- Georges Perec: A Life in Words
- Jacques Tati: His Life and Art
- Romain Gary: A Tall Story
- Is That a Fish in Your Ear?
- The Novel of the Century
- Who Owns This Sentence? A History of Copyrights and Wrongs
Translations by Author
- Life: A User's Manual (Perec)
- W, or the Memory of Childhood (Perec)
- The Pyramid (Kadare)
- The File on H (Kadare)
- Spring Flowers, Spring Frost (Kadare)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Clear and witty proseScholarly yet accessible explanations
- Recurring Motifs
- The art of translationExploration of French literature
Legacy
Renowned translator of French literature, particularly works by Georges Perec and Ismail Kadare into English. Professor at Princeton University advancing translation studies, recipient of numerous awards including the Man Booker International Prize.
In Popular Culture
- Father of writer and broadcaster Alex Bellos.
Trivia
- Won the Man Booker International Prize for translations of Ismail Kadare despite not speaking Albanian.
- Father of writer and broadcaster Alex Bellos.