International Dublin Literary Award
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1997) Winner
Margaret Jull Costa
マーガレット・ジュール・コスタ
Māgaretto Jūru Kosuta
Aliases:
Margaret Elisabeth Jull Costa
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1949-05-02 （London Borough of Richmond upon Thames）
- Nationality
- British, United Kingdom
- Languages
- English, Spanish, Portuguese
Career
- Occupations
- Translator
- Active Years
- 1992-2024
- Memberships
- Fellow of the Royal Society of Literature
- Nominations
- Portuguese Translation Prize runner-up (1996, The Relic), Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize shortlist (2006, Your Face Tomorrow 1: Fever and Spear)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| University of Bristol | — | Spanish and Portuguese | Bachelor's degree | — | United Kingdom |
| Stanford University | — | Spanish and Portuguese | Master of Arts | Fulbright Scholarship | United States |
University of Bristol
Spanish and Portuguese
Degree:
Bachelor's degree
Country:
United Kingdom
Stanford University
Spanish and Portuguese
Degree:
Master of Arts
Period:
Fulbright Scholarship
Country:
United States
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1997 | International Dublin Literary Award | A Heart So White | — | — | winner |
| 2000 | Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize | All the Names | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize | The Maias | — | — | winner |
| 2008 | Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize | The Maias | — | — | winner |
| 2010 | Premio Valle-Inclán | Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow and Farewell | — | Society of Authors | winner |
| 2011 | Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize | The Elephant's Journey | — | — | winner |
| 2014 | Officer of the Order of the British Empire | — | — | British Government | awarded |
| 2017 | Order of Prince Henry | — | — | Portuguese Government | awarded |
International Dublin Literary Award
1997
Work:
A Heart So White
Result:
winner
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
2000
Work:
All the Names
Result:
winner
PEN/Book-of-the-Month Club Translation Prize
2008
Work:
The Maias
Result:
winner
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
2008
Work:
The Maias
Result:
winner
Premio Valle-Inclán
2010
Work:
Your Face Tomorrow: Poison, Shadow and Farewell
Organization:
Society of Authors
Result:
winner
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
2011
Work:
The Elephant's Journey
Result:
winner
Officer of the Order of the British Empire
2014
Organization:
British Government
Result:
awarded
Order of Prince Henry
2017
Organization:
Portuguese Government
Result:
awarded
Awards & Nominations
Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize
3 appearances
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Edition 2 (2000) Winner
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Edition 10 (2008) Winner
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Edition 13 (2011) Winner
PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 48 (2008) Winner
Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 10 (2015) Winner
Works
Major Works
All the Names
1997 NovelJosé Saramago's allegorical novel about a civil registry clerk obsessed with a woman's records.
IdentityLonelinessBureaucracy
The Maias
1888 NovelClassic novel depicting the rise and fall of the Portuguese noble family, the Maias, over generations.
IncestDecadenceSocial Critique
Bibliography
- The Book of Disquiet
- The Maias
- Blindness
- A Heart So White
- The Elephant's Journey
- The Accordionist's Son
- Helena, or the Sea in Summer
Translations by Author
- Multiple works by José Saramago
- Multiple works by Eça de Queiroz
- Multiple works by Javier Marías
Style & Themes
- Literary Style
- Faithful reproduction of original rhythm and cadenceNatural rendering of complex sentence structures
Legacy
Internationally acclaimed translator of Portuguese and Spanish literature into English, having won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize more times than any other translator.
Academic Societies
- Royal Society of Literature
Trivia
- Won the Oxford-Weidenfeld Translation Prize more times than any other translator