National Translation Award
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Edition 8 (2014) Winner
Eugene Ostashevsky
ユージーン・オスタシェフスキー
Eugene Ostashevsky
Profile
- Gender
- Male
- Born
- 1968-01-01 （Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg)）
- Nationality
- Russian-American
- Languages
- English, Russian, German
- Residence History
- Leningrad (now Saint Petersburg) → New York City → Berlin (based)
Career
- Occupations
- Poet, Writer, Translator, Professor
- Active Years
- 1990-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stanford University | — | — | PhD | — | United States |
Stanford University
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | National Translation Award | An Invitation for Me to Think (by Alexander Vvedensky; translated) | — | American Literary Translators Association (ALTA) | 受賞 |
| 2019 | Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie | The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi | — | City of Münster | 受賞 |
National Translation Award
2014
Work:
An Invitation for Me to Think (by Alexander Vvedensky; translated)
Organization:
American Literary Translators Association (ALTA)
Result:
受賞
Preis der Stadt Münster für Europäische Poesie
2019
Work:
The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi
Organization:
City of Münster
Result:
受賞
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Feeling Sonnets
2022 PoetryA collection of experimental sonnets exploring feeling and perception, characterized by language play and formal questioning.
feelingperceptionlanguage experiments
The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi
2017 PoetryA playful and absurd collection of poems that builds a worldview through linguistic disjunctions and logical play.
absurdismhumorlinguistic disjunction
The Life and Opinions of DJ Spinoza
2008 PoetryA collection that borrows the name of philosopher Spinoza for contemporary narration and poetic experimentation.
philosophical referencecontemporary culturelanguage experiment
Enter Morris Imposternak, Pursued by Ironies
2008 PoetryA set of satirical and experimental poems notable for irony and character-driven narration.
ironycharacterlanguage play
Iterature
2005 PoetryAn early poetry collection showing the seeds of later stylistic experiments with language.
early experimentationpossibilities of language
An Invitation for Me to Think (Alexander Vvedensky, translated)
2013 Translation/Edited VolumeAn English translation and edited volume of Russian poet Alexander Vvedensky, translated and edited by Ostashevsky and collaborators; critically recognized.
translationRussian poetryabsurdism
Bibliography
- Iterature (2005)
- Enter Morris Imposternak, Pursued by Ironies (2008)
- The Life and Opinions of DJ Spinoza (2008)
- The Pirate Who Does Not Know the Value of Pi (2017)
- The Feeling Sonnets (2022)
- An Invitation for Me to Think (2013; translation/editor)
- OBERIU: An Anthology of Russian Absurdism (ed.; trans.; 2006)
- Arkadii Dragomoshchenko: Endarkenment (ed./trans.; 2014)
- The Fire Horse: Children's Poems (2017; trans./ed.)
Translations by Author
- Works of Alexander Vvedensky (translation/editor)
- Arkadii Dragomoshchenko (translation/editor)
- OBERIU anthology (editor/translator)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- experimental language-playabsurdist expressionengagement with translation theory
- Recurring Motifs
- linguistic absurditymovement and identityhumor and irony
Legacy
Regarded as a poet and translator who introduced Russian avant-garde and absurdist traditions to the English-speaking world. His poetry has established a distinctive voice through linguistic experiments and humor.
Trivia
- Emigrated to the United States with his family at age 11 and settled in New York City.
- Based in Berlin.
- Father of two daughters.
- Languages spoken in his family include English, Russian, German, Turkish, and German Sign Language, though he does not necessarily speak all of them.