Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 5 (2021) Winner
Judith Schalansky
ユディット・シャランスキー
Judith Schalansky
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1980-09-20 （Greifswald, East Germany）
- Nationality
- German
- Languages
- German
- Residence History
- Greifswald → Berlin
Career
- Occupations
- writer, book designer, publisher/editor
- Active Years
- 2000-
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | — | 学位（美術史） | — | — |
| — | — | — | 学位（コミュニケーションデザイン） | — | — |
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Degree:
学位（美術史）
Has a degree in art history
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Degree:
学位（コミュニケーションデザイン）
Has a degree in communication design
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | Silbermedaille des Art Directors Club Deutschland | Fraktur mon Amour | — | Art Directors Club Germany | 受賞（銀メダル） |
| 2007 | Type Directors Club Award for Typographic Excellence | Fraktur mon Amour | — | Type Directors Club | 受賞 |
| 2009 | Stiftung Buchkunst — The Most Beautiful German Books (First Prize) | Atlas of Remote Islands | — | Stiftung Buchkunst | 第一賞 |
| 2012 | Stiftung Buchkunst — The Most Beautiful German Books (First Prize) | The Giraffe's Neck | — | Stiftung Buchkunst | 第一賞 |
| 2014 | Preis der Literaturhäuser | — | — | Preis der Literaturhäuser | 受賞 |
| 2014 | Mainzer Stadtschreiber | — | — | City of Mainz | 選出/就任 |
| 2015 | Droste Prize | — | — | Droste Prize organization | 受賞 |
| 2018 | Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize | An Inventory of Losses | — | Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize committee | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Christine Lavant Prize | — | — | Academy of Sciences and Literature (related) | 受賞 |
| 2020 | Nicolas Born Prize | — | — | Nicolas Born Prize organization | 受賞 |
| 2021 | Warwick Prize for Women in Translation | — | — | Warwick Prize organization | 受賞/関連受賞 |
| 2021 | Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig | — | — | City of Leipzig | 受賞 |
| 2022 | Carl Amery Literature Prize | — | — | Carl Amery Literature Prize organization | 受賞 |
| 2024 | Royal Society of Literature — International Writer | — | — | Royal Society of Literature | 選出 |
Silbermedaille des Art Directors Club Deutschland
2007
Work:
Fraktur mon Amour
Organization:
Art Directors Club Germany
Result:
受賞（銀メダル）
Type Directors Club Award for Typographic Excellence
2007
Work:
Fraktur mon Amour
Organization:
Type Directors Club
Result:
受賞
Stiftung Buchkunst — The Most Beautiful German Books (First Prize)
2009
Work:
Atlas of Remote Islands
Organization:
Stiftung Buchkunst
Result:
第一賞
Stiftung Buchkunst — The Most Beautiful German Books (First Prize)
2012
Work:
The Giraffe's Neck
Organization:
Stiftung Buchkunst
Result:
第一賞
Preis der Literaturhäuser
2014
Organization:
Preis der Literaturhäuser
Result:
受賞
Mainzer Stadtschreiber
2014
Organization:
City of Mainz
Result:
選出/就任
Droste Prize
2015
Organization:
Droste Prize organization
Result:
受賞
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize
2018
Work:
An Inventory of Losses
Organization:
Wilhelm Raabe Literature Prize committee
Result:
受賞
Christine Lavant Prize
2020
Organization:
Academy of Sciences and Literature (related)
Result:
受賞
Nicolas Born Prize
2020
Organization:
Nicolas Born Prize organization
Result:
受賞
Warwick Prize for Women in Translation
2021
Organization:
Warwick Prize organization
Result:
受賞/関連受賞
Gutenberg Prize of the City of Leipzig
2021
Organization:
City of Leipzig
Result:
受賞
Carl Amery Literature Prize
2022
Organization:
Carl Amery Literature Prize organization
Result:
受賞
Royal Society of Literature — International Writer
2024
Organization:
Royal Society of Literature
Result:
選出
Awards & Nominations
National Book Award for Translated Literature
1 appearances
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Edition 4 (2021) Longlisted
Works
Major Works
Fraktur mon Amour
2008 book design / typographyA work on typography and the Fraktur typeface; praised for its design.
typographybook design
Translations
- Fraktur mon Amour (English edition)
Blue Doesn't Suit You
2008 novelA novel with maritime motifs.
seasolitude
Atlas of Remote Islands
2010 essay / atlasA visual atlas presenting remote islands the author has never visited, with maps and short texts; acclaimed for its design.
remote islandsmapsnature and memory
Translations
- Atlas of Remote Islands (English translation)
The Giraffe's Neck
2011 novelA novel engaging with biology, evolution and education; noted for its observational, measured prose.
evolutioneducationobservation
Translations
- The Giraffe's Neck (English translation)
An Inventory of Losses
2018 essay / proseA collection of short essays on lost objects, places and memories; notable for delicate observation and cultural-historical perspective.
lossmemorycultural history
Translations
- An Inventory of Losses (English translation)
Bibliography
- Fraktur mon Amour (2008)
- Blue Doesn't Suit You (2008)
- Atlas of Remote Islands (2010)
- The Giraffe's Neck (2011)
- An Inventory of Losses (2018)
Translations of Works
- Atlas of Remote Islands (English translation)
- The Giraffe's Neck (English translation)
- An Inventory of Losses (English translation)
- Fraktur mon Amour (English edition)
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- precise, observational proseuses scientific/classificatory perspectivesstrong attention to book-making and design reflected in works
- Recurring Motifs
- isolated places (islands)loss and memoryclassification / natural history motifsanimals (e.g. giraffe)
Legacy
Judith Schalansky is internationally recognized for combining a strong book-design sensibility with literary and natural-historical perspectives. Her integration of design and text presents books as artistic objects; she has received numerous literary and design awards.
Trivia
- The asteroid 95247 Schalansky was named after her in 2011.
- Since 2013 she has been the general editor of the 'Naturkunden' series published by Matthes & Seitz.
- Her partner is the actress Bettina Hoppe.