Marsh Award for Children's Literature in Translation
1 appearances
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Edition 2 (1999) Winner
Patricia Crampton
パトリシア・クランプトン
Patricia Crampton
Aliases:
Patricia Elizabeth Cardew Wood
Profile
- Gender
- Female
- Born
- 1925-12-12 （Bombay, India）
- Died
- 2016-12-01 （Calne, Wiltshire, England） age 90
- Nationality
- British
- Languages
- English, Hindi, German, French
- Religion
- Unknown （Baptismal Name: Unknown）
- Residence History
- Bombay, India (birth) → Beaconsfield, England (from 1930) → Brentford, London → Calne, Wiltshire (later years)
Career
- Occupations
- Translator, Interpreter, Literary translator
- Active Years
- 1947-2016
Education
| Institution | Faculty | Department | Degree | Period | Country |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St Hugh's College, Oxford | — | German and French | — | 1943-1946 | United Kingdom |
St Hugh's College, Oxford
German and French
Period:
1943-1946
Year of Graduation:
1946
Country:
United Kingdom
Studied German and French.
Awards
| Year | Award | Work | Category | Organization | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 | Schlegel-Tieck Prize | Marbot | — | — | winner |
| 1984 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | Ronia, the Robber's Daughter | — | American Library Association | winner |
| 1987 | Mildred L. Batchelder Award | No Hero for the Kaiser | — | American Library Association | winner |
| 1996 | Pierre-François Caille Medal | Services to translation | — | Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs | winner |
Schlegel-Tieck Prize
1984
Work:
Marbot
Result:
winner
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1984
Work:
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Mildred L. Batchelder Award
1987
Work:
No Hero for the Kaiser
Organization:
American Library Association
Result:
winner
Pierre-François Caille Medal
1996
Work:
Services to translation
Organization:
Fédération Internationale des Traducteurs
Result:
winner
Awards & Nominations
Works
Major Works
Marbot
1981 NovelEnglish translation of Wolfgang Hildesheimer's novel.
Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
1981 Children's literatureEnglish translation of Astrid Lindgren's novel.
No Hero for the Kaiser
Children's literatureEnglish translation of Rudolph Frank's novel.
Bibliography
- Marbot
- Ronia, the Robber's Daughter
- No Hero for the Kaiser
Translations by Author
- Over 200 children's books and over 50 adult novels translated
Legacy
Prize-winning British literary translator, including children's literature. Translated more than 200 children's books and more than 50 adult novels. Worked as translator at Nuremberg Trials.
Trivia
- Spoke nine languages during her lifetime.
- At age 22, translated documents of Nazi doctors at the Nuremberg Trials.
- Studied German and French at Oxford University.