Found in Translation Award
2 appearances
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Edition 11 (2018) Winner
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Edition 15 (2022) Winner
Jennifer Croft
ジェニファー・クロフト
Jenifā Kurofuto
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1981-01-01 （Tulsa, Oklahoma）
- Nationality
- United States
- Languages
- English, Polish, Spanish
- Residence History
- Tulsa, Oklahoma, USA → Warsaw, Poland → Buenos Aires, Argentina
Career
- Occupations
- Author, critic, translator
- Active Years
- 2001-2024
- Nominations
- James Tait Black Prize shortlist (Homesick), Women's Prize for Fiction longlist (Homesick), International Booker Prize longlist/shortlist (The Books of Jacob trans.), Pushcart Prize nomination (Anaheim)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Tulsa | — | — | BA | 15歳入学 | United States |
| University of Iowa | — | Literary Translation | MFA | — | United States |
| Northwestern University | — | Comparative Literary Studies | PhD | — | United States |
University of Tulsa
Degree:
BA
Period:
15歳入学
Year of Graduation:
2001
Country:
United States
Entered at age 15
University of Iowa
Literary Translation
Degree:
MFA
Country:
United States
Learned Polish
Northwestern University
Comparative Literary Studies
Degree:
PhD
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Man Booker International Prize | Flights (trans. of Olga Tokarczuk) | 翻訳 | Booker Prize Foundation | Winner |
| 2020 | William Saroyan International Prize for Writing | Homesick | — | Stanford Libraries | Winner |
| 2022 | Guggenheim Fellowship | The Extinction of Irena Rey | — | John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation | Fellowship |
| 2023 | American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | Winner |
Man Booker International Prize
2018
Work:
Flights (trans. of Olga Tokarczuk)
Category:
翻訳
Organization:
Booker Prize Foundation
Result:
Winner
William Saroyan International Prize for Writing
2020
Work:
Homesick
Organization:
Stanford Libraries
Result:
Winner
Guggenheim Fellowship
2022
Work:
The Extinction of Irena Rey
Organization:
John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation
Result:
Fellowship
American Academy of Arts and Letters Award in Literature
2023
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
Winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
The Extinction of Irena Rey
2024 NovelA wickedly funny mystery involving an internationally famous author and her translators, inspired by a trip to the Bialowieza Forest.
TranslationMysteryAuthor's disappearance
Translations
- Translated into nine languages
Bibliography
- Homesick
- Serpientes y escaleras
- The Extinction of Irena Rey
Translations by Author
- Flights (Olga Tokarczuk)
- The Books of Jacob (Olga Tokarczuk)
- August (Romina Paula)
- A Perfect Cemetery (Federico Falco)
- The Woman from Uruguay (Pedro Mairal)
Translations of Works
- Spanish version etc.
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Genre-mixingMedia-blendingBlurring lines between translation and creation
- Recurring Motifs
- Role of translatorsTravel and movementQuest for identity
Legacy
Internationally acclaimed translator, won Man Booker International Prize for English translation of Olga Tokarczuk's Flights. Advocated for translators via #TranslatorsOnTheCover campaign. Her novels highly praised, with 2024 work named a Wall Street Journal best book.
Quotes
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Why translators should be named on book covers. It foregrounds the collaborative nature of translated literature.
Source: The Guardian (2021) -
Tokarczuk calls Flights a 'constellation' novel... This made the translation process both challenging and particularly delightful.
Source: Words Without Borders (2018)
Trivia
- Entered University of Tulsa at age 15
- Married to Ukrainian-American poet and translator Boris Dralyuk; twins born in 2022
- Translates only Argentine Spanish authors for authenticity
- Initiated #TranslatorsOnTheCover campaign