Best Translated Book Award
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Edition 1 (2008) Winner
Dorothea Dieckmann
ドロテア・ディークマン
Dorothea Dieckmann
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- null （Freiburg）
- Nationality
- Germany
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Freiburg → Hamburg → Cologne → Rome → Tübingen → Stuttgart
Career
- Occupations
- Writer, Teacher
- Active Years
- 1980-
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990 | Literature Prize of the City of Hamburg | — | — | City of Hamburg | 受賞 |
| 1997 | Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf scholarship | — | 奨学金 | Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf | 受給 |
| 1998 | Marburger Literaturpreis | — | — | City of Marburg and Marburg-Biedenkopf district | 受賞 |
| 2004 | Ledig House scholarship | — | 奨学金 | Ledig House | 受給 |
| 2009 | Writer in Residence (Dresden) | — | 在住作家 | City of Dresden | 選出 |
| 2007 | Three Percent prize (for translated fiction) | Guantanamo (English translation) | 翻訳賞 | Three Percent / Soft Skull Press (via translator/publisher) | 受賞（翻訳版） |
Literature Prize of the City of Hamburg
1990
Organization:
City of Hamburg
Result:
受賞
Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf scholarship
1997
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Künstlerhaus Schloss Wiepersdorf
Result:
受給
Marburger Literaturpreis
1998
Organization:
City of Marburg and Marburg-Biedenkopf district
Result:
受賞
Ledig House scholarship
2004
Category:
奨学金
Organization:
Ledig House
Result:
受給
Writer in Residence (Dresden)
2009
Category:
在住作家
Organization:
City of Dresden
Result:
選出
Three Percent prize (for translated fiction)
2007
Work:
Guantanamo (English translation)
Category:
翻訳賞
Organization:
Three Percent / Soft Skull Press (via translator/publisher)
Result:
受賞（翻訳版）
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Guantanamo
NovelA novel that engages with detention, human rights and the aftermath of war. It contrasts personal memory with political circumstances to explore oppression and justice. The English translation by Tim Mohr brought the book wider attention.
human rightsmemoryaftermath of warjustice and injustice
Translations
- English translation by Tim Mohr (published by Soft Skull Press)
Translations of Works
- Guantanamo — English translation by Tim Mohr
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- observational, restrained narrationessayistic and critical elementsinsight into social and political themes
- Recurring Motifs
- ambiguity of persecution and justiceindividual memory and historycities and movement
Legacy
A highly regarded German novelist and essayist. Recipient of several literary prizes, scholarships and residency appointments; some works have been translated into English and attracted international attention.
Trivia
- Her novel Guantanamo was translated into English; translator Tim Mohr won the Best Translated Book Award.
- In 2009 she was chosen as Dresden's writer in residence (Stadtschreiber).
- Recipient of multiple prizes including the Literature Prize of the City of Hamburg (1990) and the Marburger Literaturpreis (1998).