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John E. Woods

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John E. Woods

プロフィール

性別
男性
生誕
1942-08-16 （Indianapolis, Indiana, U.S.）
死没
2023-02-15 80歳
国籍
United States
言語
English, German
居住地歴
Fort Wayne (childhood, until c.1949) → California (lived for many years) → Berlin (from 2005)

経歴

職業
translator
活動期間
1978年〜2023年
影響を受けた人物
Thomas Mann, Arno Schmidt, Günter Grass
影響を与えた人物
Contemporary English-language translators (a generation)

学歴

Wittenberg University
国: United States
Cornell University
English literature
国: United States
Studied English literature
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
国: United States
Studied at a theological seminary
Goethe-Institut
German language
国: Germany (branch)
Studied German; later married his teacher Dr. Ulrike Dorda

受賞歴

National Book Award (Translation)
1981
対象作品: Evening Edged in Gold (Arno Schmidt edition)
部門: 翻訳
主催: National Book Foundation
結果: 受賞
PEN Translation Prize
1981
対象作品: Evening Edged in Gold (Arno Schmidt)
部門: 翻訳
主催: PEN
結果: 受賞
PEN Translation Prize
1987
対象作品: Perfume (translation of Patrick Süskind's Perfume)
部門: 翻訳
主催: PEN
結果: 受賞
Schlegel-Tieck Prize
1991
対象作品: The Last World (Christoph Ransmayr)
部門: 翻訳
主催: British Centre for German Translation (awarding body)
結果: 受賞
Ungar German Translation Award
1995
部門: 翻訳
結果: 受賞
Helen and Kurt Wolff Translator's Prize
1996
対象作品: The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann) and Nobodaddy's Children (Arno Schmidt)
部門: 翻訳
主催: Goethe-Institut (associated)
結果: 受賞
Goethe-Medal
2008
主催: Goethe-Institut
結果: 受賞

受賞・候補エディション

作品

代表作

The Magic Mountain (Der Zauberberg)

1924年 novel

Set in a mountain sanatorium before World War I, the novel follows the protagonist's intellectual development and experiences during his stay. Woods translated major novels by Thomas Mann into English.

time and illnesseducation and developmentreflection on European culture

Buddenbrooks

1901年 family saga / novel

A sweeping tale of the rise and decline of a merchant family. One of Mann's major works translated into English by Woods.

generational changedecline of wealth and culture

Perfume

1985年 historical fiction / novel

Set in 18th-century France, the novel follows a protagonist with an extraordinary sense of smell who commits crimes in pursuit of the perfect scent. Woods' translation received international recognition.

scent and identityart and crime
映像化・舞台化
  • [film] Perfume: The Story of a Murderer / Tom Tykwer (2006)

Bottom's Dream (Zettel's Traum)

1970年 experimental novel

A complex and experimental major work by Arno Schmidt. Woods is known for translating many of Schmidt's major works, including this one.

language experimentationmodernism

The Last World (Die letzte Welt)

1988年 historical/fantastical novel

A imaginative and allegorical work by Christoph Ransmayr. Woods' English translation was highly regarded and won the Schlegel-Tieck Prize.

memory and historyloss and reconstruction

全著作

  • Evening Edged in Gold (Arno Schmidt edition)
  • Joseph and His Brothers (Thomas Mann translations)
  • The Magic Mountain (Thomas Mann)
  • Perfume (Patrick Süskind)
  • The Last World (Christoph Ransmayr)

翻案

  • Perfume (novel adapted into film, 2006)

作風・主題

文体
faithful to the original with attention to cadenceability to render complex stylistic features into readable English
頻出モチーフ
reproduction of phonetic and lexical play from the sourceclarification of literary-historical references

評価・遺産

A bridge for German literature to the English-speaking world. Translated major works by Thomas Mann, Arno Schmidt and others; recipient of multiple translation awards and internationally recognized (including the Goethe-Medal).

引用

  • A masterly translator of Thomas Mann.
    出典: New York Times (obituary) (2023年)

豆知識

  • Won the PEN Translation Prize twice (1981, 1987)
  • Received the Goethe-Medal in 2008