PEN Translation Prize
1 appearances
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Edition 49 (2009) Winner
Natasha Wimmer
ナターシャ・ウィマー
Natasha Wimmer
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1973 （Iowa）
- Nationality
- American
- Languages
- English, Spanish
- Residence History
- Iowa → Spain → Brooklyn, New York
Career
- Occupations
- translator, editor, teacher
- Active Years
- 1996-2024
- Affiliations
- Farrar, Straus & Giroux, Princeton University
- Nominations
- International Booker Prize 2018 (The Dinner Guest)
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harvard University | College | Spanish literature | — | — | United States |
Harvard University
College
/ Spanish literature
Year of Graduation:
1995
Country:
United States
Studied Spanish literature
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | National Endowment for the Arts Translation Grant | — | — | National Endowment for the Arts | win |
| 2009 | PEN Translation Prize | — | — | PEN | win |
| 2008 | National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction | 2666 | Fiction | National Book Critics Circle | win |
| 2010 | Award in Literature | — | — | American Academy of Arts and Letters | win |
National Endowment for the Arts Translation Grant
2007
Organization:
National Endowment for the Arts
Result:
win
PEN Translation Prize
2009
Organization:
PEN
Result:
win
National Book Critics Circle Award for Fiction
2008
Work:
2666
Category:
Fiction
Organization:
National Book Critics Circle
Result:
win
Award in Literature
2010
Organization:
American Academy of Arts and Letters
Result:
win
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
2666
2004 novelEnglish translation of Roberto Bolaño's epic novel exploring violence and literature.
violenceliteraturedeath
The Savage Detectives
1998 novelEnglish translation of Roberto Bolaño's novel about young poets' adventures.
poetryquestLatin America
Sudden Death
2015 novelEnglish translation of Álvaro Enrigue's novel blending tennis and history.
historyartconquest
Bibliography
- 2666 (Roberto Bolaño)
- The Savage Detectives (Roberto Bolaño)
- The Third Reich (Roberto Bolaño)
- A Little Lumpen Novelita (Roberto Bolaño)
- Antwerp (Roberto Bolaño)
- The Spirit of Science Fiction (Roberto Bolaño)
- Woes of the True Policeman (Roberto Bolaño)
- Cowboy Graves (Roberto Bolaño)
- Between Parentheses (Roberto Bolaño)
- The Secret of Evil (Roberto Bolaño)
- You Dreamed of Empires (Álvaro Enrigue)
- Sudden Death (Álvaro Enrigue)
- Now I Surrender to You and That Is All (Álvaro Enrigue)
- Space Invaders (Nona Fernández)
- Voyager: Constellations of Memory (Nona Fernández)
- The Twilight Zone (Nona Fernández)
- The Way to Paradise (Mario Vargas Llosa)
- Letters to a Young Novelist (Mario Vargas Llosa)
- The Language of Passion (Mario Vargas Llosa)
- The Secret of Fame (Gabriel Zaid)
- So Many Books (Gabriel Zaid)
- Kensington Gardens (Rodrigo Fresán)
- Father and Son (Marcos Giralt Torrente)
- Dirty Havana Trilogy (Pedro Juan Gutiérrez)
- Delirium (Laura Restrepo)
- The Dinner Guest (Gabriela Ybarra)
Legacy
Renowned American translator best known for bringing Roberto Bolaño's works to English-speaking audiences.
Quotes
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I had decided in college that I would never be a fiction writer, but I knew I wanted to be as close to books as I could. Publishing was one way, and translating turned out to be a better way for me.
Source: Publishers Weekly (2009)